Funny Girl

This past week we moved Lauren out of her crib and onto the floor. We don't have a bed for her yet, but felt like it was time to make the move. She was starting to try and climb out of her crib and it was clear she could actually do it if she tried hard enough. If you're wondering how it's going, see the picture below:

We're looking forward to her having a real bed for her to sleep in. My dad is bringing a toddler bed he made when he comes to visit us the first weekend in February. Yippee!!

On another note, I need to take a picture of all the animals, dolls, ponies and books this funny little girl has to sleep with each night. It varies from night to night, but usually includes some, most or all of the above mentioned items. Evan and I have to go in her room after she's fallen asleep and clear her pillow and bed of her personal collection. She's also been carrying around this plastic pumpkin full of random puzzle pieces, toys, and magnets. She calls it her "bukset of tuff." The other morning she groggily emerged from her room carrying her pumpkin and exclaimed, "Got my tuff, mommy! Got my tuff!" It was rather impressive given she'd just stumbled out of bed. She's so funny. Love her so much! :-)

My little "Sunbeam Missionary"

This funny kid was officially a "Sunbeam" today. He wore his little suit from Malachi (his cousin...incidentally it's the suit I bought for my nephew who is now 8 years old when Evan and I got married) and looked very handsome. He was so excited to be what he called a "Sunbeam Missionary." In fact when he was all dressed this morning he ran up to Evan and very excitedly said, "Daddy! I look like a nissiomary!" So cute.

When I dropped him off in Primary he sat right down by two of his little buddies and they sat there on the front row with these huge grins on their faces holding hands. It was seriously one of the cutest things I have ever seen.

He had so much fun today in primary and I milked the "Sunbeam Missionary" thing for all it was worth. He bowed his head and folded his arms during the prayers in Sacrament Meeting today because I told him that's what Sunbeams do.  He thought he could pass the sacrament today because he was now a Sunbeam. I had to tell him "not yet." He also asked if he could go up and talk in the microphone now. Again, I told him "not yet." Too funny.

He wouldn't take his suit off the entire day because he was a "sunbeam missionary" and missionaries leave their suits on all day. He wanted to sleep in it and I had to break it to him that missionaries take their suits off and put jammies on when they go to bed too. When I finally got him to take the suit off tonight he told me, "I was a good sunbeam missionary today." He sure was. Priceless and so cute!



I hope he always wants to be a missionary! :-)