LOLLIPOP!

When we were at Disney World, Grammie bought the girls a huge, round lollipop...they didn't get to eat it then though...lollipops made the journey home and my girls even forgot about them until a few days ago. Sydney woke up one morning and said ever so sweetly "mom! I need to lick my lollipop!" Stinkin cute! I just giggled and reminded her that we need to put good food in our tummies first and then she can lick her lollipop! Super fun stuff.
Today was our first day going to church after our vacation...our time changed from 9 am to 1:30...wasn't so bad...we got to sleep in and it wasn't like we spent all morning getting ready either...so not too crazy...we even made it on time however, Kassidy left her talk on the VCR so Mike went back home to get it! Anyway, this morning while we were eating breakfast Mike put on the CHRISTIE VIDEO...(my girlfriend from church...the talented Brittany Skidmore...put together a video of all the pix she took when Christie was about a month old to Celine Dion song "wonderful world")...it makes Sydney cry such a hearty sad cry...anyway immediately Sydney starts to cry and says "no not that" and so we turned it off and Kassidy said "I know why it makes Sydney cry...she thinks Christie is going to die"...and I said "Christie's not going to die"...I didn't go into anymore, obviously it's not the time to discuss we all die someday yada yada...but it sure is something to see Sydney...sometimes I think Mike likes to put it on just to watch Sydney...kind of mean...but at the same time we love watching it...it's beautifully done! I know at first when Brittany gave it to us and Sydney cried like that we had the initial thought that perhaps there is something her pure little spirit knows that we don't...will our sweet baby die...and all this was before we found out all our stuff about Christie...However, Christie is a very healthy baby girl who just needs some xtra help with her neuro pathway...and Therapy is going to be monumental for her! She makes progress every day! It's special to really watch and take in all she does...babies don't keep long...they grow to fast...but for me I'm just getting the baby stage a little longer and I find that a blessing.
Speaking of blessings...I follow several blogs nieniedialogues and Carol...they are listed on my sidebar...It makes me truly grateful for my own trials and I find hope and inspiration as I follow thier stories...I have a new outlook on my life...I know that material things don't last and the only things that really matter is how we loved and served...I want to take this moment and let you know...all who are reading this "YOU" are included and you are loved and a blessing in one way or another in my life!
Well, I am up late...thanks to the nap I took after church...and now I am off to bed...I'll be up again in about 4 1/2 hours to make Mike breakfast...so I best make the most of my sleep time! Good Night!!