Stop! 'Cause I Really Love You...

A Little of This and That:

Natasha (who dearly loves to take every at-home school assignment and make it as grand as possible!) was doing a unit on puppetry. And, much to her chagrin (although I secretly think she liked it just a wee bit) was assigned to an all boy group. They had to write a script to perform with the puppets and Tash chose to be the Evil Princess in their play: "Cinderfella--The Supersecret Super Spy." She picked out the fabrics that would "work with her vision" and off she went to her room to create. For the next two nights, all I could hear coming from behind her door was the whirring of her sewing machine. She refused to show us until her vision was complete...and this wonderful outfit was the result of her hard work! I think it's pretty darn adorable...

Dane got to be "Star of the Week" last week (requiring Mom to assemble the yearly poster showcasing his little life...) But Dane was adamant that a new picture be added to the envelope of photos we used for his poster last year (that's right--I was organized enough to find such a save--yeah, me!): Dane insisted we take a photo of him playing Mario Bros (one of his favorite loves in life...actually, it would be more apt if I declared it his obsession in life...he really wants to do little else but play with Mario and Luigi!)

With all the photo shoots I've been doing lately, Natasha is getting to be a good little assistant. She lugs props or my camera bag, holds the reflector, or "sits in" for the subject while I check lighting. I took these at the last shoot as she sat for lighting and it struck me later just how quickly she is growing up...

I See My Mother Kneeling...

In celebrating the theme of Motherhood this month, I love this quote from Elder Holland: "You can't possibly do this alone, but you do have help. The Master of Heaven and Earth is there to bless you--He who resolutely goes after the lost sheep, sweeps thoroughly to find the lost coin, waits everlastingly for the return of the prodigal son. Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are and better than you have ever been as you try to make honest effort, however feeble you may sometimes feel that to be." Hurrah for Motherhood...(my new Fynnie and me)