Way too fast...

Well, it's almost Halloween again...Geez, growing up is going by so fast! Keely has decided to be a spider fairy this year and has a really cute costume. Mali wanted to be a blueberry for some reason and has not wavered from her decsion. We did talk her into being a basket of bluberries for an easier costume. Plus it involves balloons which are her favorite! It will be fun to trick or treat again. Keely has been over sensitive again about monsters and scary things. We watched the first 15 minutes of Monsters Inc (the Disney movie) and she had problems going to sleep for a week. Worried about monsters in her closet. She has such a vivid imagination, I'm sure it scares her a lot, but she also has to learn. It's hard. Mali could care less....

Since Keely's birthday, Mali has been saving her money to go buy something that she really wants. It was so hard for her to watch Keely get all the presents and fun stuff. She held together pretty well, but has been counting the days until she turns 4 and can have her birthday. Both the girls have been praying about having a fun 4th and 6th birthday party. Mali as even been praying that she will get certain presents on her 4th birthday (a fur-berry). Tonight I told them that we are not going to pray for presents anymore...we don't ask God for presents, we ask Santa. Mali was very quiet for the rest of prayers tonight after I said that. At the very end, she told me she had to ask God one more thing. Then she said, "And please help Santa to bring me a fur-berry and all the presents I want." What a smart little stinker that girl...

Mali has had her swimming camp all this week and next. She LOVES it. She cannot wait to get there and swim. She is very good and does a wonderful job in the water. Keely is a great swimmer as well and I'm so proud of how well she listens and behaves during class. The girls are both pretty competitive, but Keely is REALLY competitive. If I praise Mali, she gets upset that I don't praise her. I'm not sure how to handle it. I don't want her to feel left out, but I also want Mali to feel special too. Being fair is so hard...

I love you girls so much. You still make me laugh every day. You are my angels.
Love,
Mom