I don't ever want to forget...

....the sweetness and beauty and innocence of our baby girl's prayer.  Neil's birthday was at the end of July and on the morning of his birthday, we woke up to Rose saying this prayer all by herself with no prompting and never having been formally taught.  Obviously, these are words she hears on a regular basis and picked up on the beauty and meaning of this simple prayer.

++Thank you, God!!!++

From the mouth of babes...

Pookey came to me earlier today with this on his head and said, "Look, Mom.  I'm a cardinal."  I guess he was all excited about all the talk on cardinals, bishops and especially our new Pope Francis.  So, I told him how cute he looked and how neat that would be if he was cardinal someday.  Then he said, "Nope, I'm going to be a pirate."  Kind of curious about what modern-day pirates do, I asked him what he would do as a pirate.  He stated very clearly, "I will kill octopuses".  Thanks, Pookey, I think I got it now!  :)