We thought we'd give this a shot - and it seemed to work pretty well. Kate has some definite ideas on what kind of birthday party she wants to have... so all you princesses and super heroes out there better get ready for some fun on January 24th!
Happy New Year! Have you made your resolution list yet? I'm not a huge fan of such things, but I thought it would be interesting to talk with Kate about it this morning while we were eating breakfast - meal time is about the only time I can convince her to stay still long enough to talk these days.
So here's a short vlog of Kate talking about the things she wants to do this year...
My personal favorite resolution she made was about telling me when she needs to go potty! She independently decided last spring she was done with diapers, so whether we were ready or whether we thought she was ready or not was a moot point. She does so well going potty for a while, but we still don't seem over the proverbial hump where we have those inevitable phases of backsliding.
Listening to Kate share what she wants to do this year and seeing how good it felt when she listed things like improving her potty skills made me wonder if that's how God feels when He listens to my resolutions. Do His eyes perk when he sees I want to read my Bible everyday or improve my prayer life? If they do, then how should that affect what I put on my list?
And when I have seasons of backsliding in an area of my life I'm trying to improve how does He respond to my inevitable shortcomings? Which brings me to a very self convicting last question: does my response to Kate's backsliding look anything like the Lord's response to mine? I'm still growing and learning and messing up continually just like she does - it's just in different areas.
I guess I just found my resolution for this year. I want to try my best to reflect the Lord's character in my interactions with Kate as we go about our daily life - both in the fun times of play and in the less than fun times of potty accidents or disobedience. I want to be unwavering in what is right and wrong; reward the right and allow fair consequences for the wrong; and freely give grace, love, and encouragement regardless of the circumstances.
There's a big difference in making a resolution and keeping it. I'm going to try my best, but I already know there will be moments of backsliding. But I guess when you backslide and re-climb up the hill you're burning calories, so I'll lose some weight in the process and kill two birds with one resolution!
So here's a short vlog of Kate talking about the things she wants to do this year...
My personal favorite resolution she made was about telling me when she needs to go potty! She independently decided last spring she was done with diapers, so whether we were ready or whether we thought she was ready or not was a moot point. She does so well going potty for a while, but we still don't seem over the proverbial hump where we have those inevitable phases of backsliding.
Listening to Kate share what she wants to do this year and seeing how good it felt when she listed things like improving her potty skills made me wonder if that's how God feels when He listens to my resolutions. Do His eyes perk when he sees I want to read my Bible everyday or improve my prayer life? If they do, then how should that affect what I put on my list?
And when I have seasons of backsliding in an area of my life I'm trying to improve how does He respond to my inevitable shortcomings? Which brings me to a very self convicting last question: does my response to Kate's backsliding look anything like the Lord's response to mine? I'm still growing and learning and messing up continually just like she does - it's just in different areas.
I guess I just found my resolution for this year. I want to try my best to reflect the Lord's character in my interactions with Kate as we go about our daily life - both in the fun times of play and in the less than fun times of potty accidents or disobedience. I want to be unwavering in what is right and wrong; reward the right and allow fair consequences for the wrong; and freely give grace, love, and encouragement regardless of the circumstances.
There's a big difference in making a resolution and keeping it. I'm going to try my best, but I already know there will be moments of backsliding. But I guess when you backslide and re-climb up the hill you're burning calories, so I'll lose some weight in the process and kill two birds with one resolution!
Today I took the girl to get her second hair cut. It's hard to believe that she'll be three in a month and this is only the second time she's needed a trim - and when I say trim I mean trim! She was understandably skittish about it at first so she sat cautiously still and very serious for the first part, but she eventually loosened up a bit - especially when the lady cutting her hair reminded her about the glitter stars she was going to get on her cheeks at the end and the free lollipop for good girls. In addition to those treats, after her hair cut we met up with Aunt Caitlin for some lunch. When a girl has only had two hair cuts in her entire life she deserves a little excitement!!
My special Christmas present was a FLIP video camera and Cody says I should use it to give my blog "vlog" segments. Thus under his advisement, I thought we'd give it a shot this week to see what all three of my readers out there in cyberspace think... so here's a compilation video of our haircut adventure (about a minute). Enjoy!
My special Christmas present was a FLIP video camera and Cody says I should use it to give my blog "vlog" segments. Thus under his advisement, I thought we'd give it a shot this week to see what all three of my readers out there in cyberspace think... so here's a compilation video of our haircut adventure (about a minute). Enjoy!
Before Christmas we decided to take Kate to go see The Polar Express at the IMAX in downtown Fort Worth. Kate hadn't ever been IMAXing before and we were a little concerned about what she was going to think of the huge screen and loud speakers, but we thought she was old enough to take the chance this year. The preview time before our movie started when they were displaying all the speakers and all the IMAX screen can do was a little stressful for her, but once the movie started she settled in and everything was fine. After Polar Express was over we went to one of Cody's very favorite places: Dairy Queen (Kate lovingly calls it the Dairy KING) which was a special treat since there aren't very many in this area. It was a great time out together and just might become one of our holiday traditions! And since I'm video-happy this week, here's a 20 sec video of Kate before we went into the theater:
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