Seven

It's hard to believe my sweet "baby" is 7-years-old!

Her birthday was December 9th which was also the opening night of MC's Christmas Fantasy.

We LOVE Christmas Fantasy and Gracie was SO excited it was on her birthday!!!

 Awesome Big Sis Kenzie asked her Band Director, Mr. P. if he could wish her Happy Birthday. At the end of the show he asked Gracie if she would like to conduct the final song, she shook her head. He asked her if she would like to go up on stage and sit by Kenzie, she shook her head again. So Mr. P. announced that it was a special little girls birthday and he had the entire band and audience sing Happy Birthday to her!!!

She was BEAMING! That was by far the highlight of her birthday.

 She said it was the best present EVER!

I love, love, love, the funny remarks my girls sometimes make... totally innocent, not even trying to be witty.

These are my top three and they all were said in the same week.

Sunday we are sitting in Sacrament Meeting, Addy turns to me and says "Mom, why do some men shave a big circle on the top of their head and then leave that hair at the bottom?"

Monday me and the little girls are in the bathroom doing their hair  for school. Addy pulls out my deodorant and puts some on asking me when she will have to start wearing it every day. I tell her when she reaches puberty.

 Addy: "What's puberty?"

Me: "Well, it's when your body starts to change. When you start to notice hair on your legs and (nodding at the deodorant) armpits."

Addy: "And I'll get big tatinka's (boobs)?"

Me: "Yup. And you will get your period" (I'm thinking this is a nice way to have a little informal discussion about the joys of womanhood.)

Addy: "Period? What's a period?"

Gracie: (Who had been quietly reading during this conversation, pops her head up, looks at Addy like she is dumb as a post, and rolls her eyes.) It's what you put at the end of a sentence. Duh!"

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That night Gracie asked Lee and I to write down some math problems for her.

Gracie: "I'm really struggling with addition and subtraction."

I had just spoke to her teacher a few days ago and she was so impressed with how well Gracie was doing with her addition and subtraction. So I'm a little confused.

Me: "Why do you feel like you are struggling? Did your teacher say something?"

Gracie: "No, I just feel like I want to be better."

Cool! So Lee starts  throwing some math problems out there. What is 5+3, 7+9, 6-3, 9-6.... 11-4.

Gracie: Hands on hips, big sigh, "Daaaaddddd, I can't do that one. I only have 10 fingers!!!"

Ah, they grow up so fast and say things trying to be funny like...

Kenzie: "Hey Mom, guess what!!! In 60 days I will be able to date!!!"

HA.HA.HA....THAT'S.NOT.EVEN.ONE.BIT.FUNNY!!!!!