The mouths of babes

This morning we made it to Church! It is a miracle when we can not only make it to service but on time! It was a close call today but we did.

With it being summer time there isn't Nursery for the girls. We make sure that we being tons of things for them to play/chew on. Charlotte should have napped (notice the should:-). She loves to people watch. When we are in a store and she is in cart, she will try to turn herself almost totally around to see the people around her. Lily likes the singing and knows that we are going to see/talk to Jesus.

When we were driving over Lily is in the back seat saying 'rd jew Jesus rd jew?' (translation Where are you Jesus?). Once we get there she gets so excited and points to our Church and saying 'Jesus, Hi Jesus!!' - Beyond cute right?

Oh it gets better!

Charlotte was hot and apparently I had accidentally put on her crabby pants, Chris even took her out at one point to try to rock her down. She was just not going to sleep, we just kept her as happy we could.

The Episcopal service follows very closely to a Catholic. We have the Lessons and Gospel, Sermon and we offer peace to each other. When the girl's aren't in Nursery people are on us like white on rice, not too see us, to see the girls! Which we love, Lily isn't always as sure. Today she offered her little hand right up to some people. When it was time for Communion Chris had Charlotte and Lily and I walked up and kneeled at the alter. Normally Lily stands on the kneeler, but today she must have wanted the entire experience! She kneeled in between Chris and I. I leaned over and showed her how to cup her hands, she is so short and with kneeling she ended up with her hands over her head. She was sooo cute.

Charlotte slept through the end of her Baptism so she didn't receive Communion. Today she was and had her first Communion in her Daddy's arms. She did well with it. Honestly, it was something edible coming at her...she was all over it! :-)

Once we got back to the pew she and I kneeled again and I showed her how to fold her hands and said say thank you Jesus. To hear her little voice say sweetly 'Thank you Jesus' with her little hands folded. It was something I hope I never forget.

When it was time to sing everyone was standing, it took us an extra second (that is one of the MANY reasons why we sit in the back ;-) Lily sees everyone standing and begins to yell very urgently "up guys up!!!" Chris and I were giggling so hard we couldn't even sing. It caught us off guard!

After the recessional Chris and I always give each other the 'We made it through another one' look! We got back to the car and as we were pulling off and Lily yells out 'bye Jesus see you soon!'

We get home and took the girls out to the pool and had a nice quiet evening. Right before bedtime Lily walks over to me takes my finger and says "Peace" then walked over to Chris and did the same thing!!!! Then she just wandered off... Chris looked at me and asked if we had been practicing this. I hadn't at all, the closest was us singing "Jesus Loves Me" in the tub. She calls it her 'Jesus' song.

We didn't say anything to her. A few minutes later she came back and did it again. This time she went through the kitchen and Peaced everything in there!!!

At bedtime Chris and I split up. He gave Charlotte her bottle and I read to Lily. When Charlotte was asleep he took her in. Lily isn't normally asleep before he comes in with, this time was no different. He came around the corner beet red. He said that when he told Lily good-night, her response was 'Nite Daddy,dreams, id U Peace' Translation- good night Daddy, sweet dreams, I love you, peace. :-)