Thank you... Cookie Monster???

I asked this question on Twitter today: Is it blasphemy when your child ends her prayers, "Thank you Jesus Cookie Monster."?

I received several great answers to this question, but none beats Aaron Rudd's answer:

"cookie = sweet, monster = unseen"
"thank you 'sweet' Jesus who I 'cannot see'"

Perfect! Thanks, Aaron. Made me feel better :-)

Wordless Wednesday

Mommy's Kitchen Helpers

Rainforest unit

We finished up our unit on the Rainforest, and here is the finished product:

Going Bananas

Meleah ate her first "real" food tonight... mashed bananas. I plan on making my own baby food (for the most part), and it does not get any easier than to feed my girl straight from my own plate!

She loved it, of course. If she could talk, she would say, "Nom, nom."

Planting fruits and veggies

We started our garden today, and if it is anything like last year's, there will not be much to brag talk about come fall. But, I remain hopeful, as I am really excited about what we did today.

After a trip to the local feed store (and played with some chicks), we got to work. I purchased white tubs and let the girls paint them. They did such a good job.

Then, we planted our strawberry plants in their pretty tubs. I planted my basil start in Meleah's pot.

My sweet Shane tilled up a patch on the west side of our house (aka, the "full sun" side) for me to plant my onions, tomato plants, and tomato seeds. Bell pepper seeds are planted in a wooden barrel next to the onion/tomato patch.

In Sunday school, the girls received flowers to plant, so we moved them from their Styrofoam cup to this clay pot that sits in front of our home.

All in all, it was a very productive - if messy - day! We love our Mondays because they are "Daddy's Day Off"!

Meleah's dedication

Sunday, March 1, we had Meleah's baby dedication. One of our best friends is the Children's pastor at FBC, and he did the dedication for us. It was really special to have Shane (Wolfe) do our third little girl's dedication.

In attendance were Meleah's big sissy Abby Grace, big sister Reese, Grammy and PoPow (maternal grandparents), MeMe and PaPa (paternal grandparents), Nana (paternal great-grandmother), Daddy and Momma, and MANY friends and supporters (aka, wonderful church members!). Everyone was well-behaved... especially the Baby-of-Honor who slept through her entire dedication :)

FYI, Meleah is named after her maternal great-grandmothers, Faye and Frankie Juanita Estelle, both of whom are in Heaven with Jesus. Meleah's full name is Meleah Faye Estelle. She is a special girl named after two very special women.

Link to All Access Amy

Every Saturday I post my top 3 "Mommy Moments" of the week. You can find that post here. In that post, you will find a link to my latest piece for Family Bliss. It is about my two oldest girls, and the bond they have as sisters and friends. Please check it out!