The Good Samaritan

Each day, I pray with Nia before she goes into school. This morning I specifically prayed for others to see Jesus through Nia. I picked Nia up from school today and she said she made a new friend. She doesn't know her name yet but she asked her if she knew that Jesus died on the cross for her and then she taught her a game. Nia named the game "The Good Samaritan". Don't ask me how to play - I don't know. I am guessing she told her the story and they acted it out. In VBS this year we had a lesson over this and acted it out, so maybe she got it from that. Who ever said that children can't be a witness for Jesus???

First Day of School

Nia started 1st grade today. She has been talking about it all week.

Here are some things Nia likes:

Riding her bike, playing in the sand box, playing with Hunter (neighbor), catching bugs, playing games such as Bible Trivia, Guess Who, Charades, Chutes & Ladders, & Old Maid. She likes playing softball with me & dad. She is a great batter & thrower. She makes relationships with everyone from the aisle in Walmart to her teachers at school. She is a talker. She loves family devotional time, singing, dancing, pretending to be a different member of the family at dinner time (usually mom), movie night, Webkinz, laughing with her daddy & watching TV. We love Nia dearly and are truly grateful that God has placed her in our family. I dread sending her to school for 6.5 hours each day. We miss her tremendously when she is gone. Ian went with me today to drop Nia off at school and as soon as we got back in the car and started to drive away Ian said, "Me miss Nia alweddy".

Hair Cut

For several months many people have wanted to buzz Ian's hair. Personally I like the longer look and wanted it to grow out and had gotten my way for a while. But I agreed that it was time for a cut. This is what it looked like before:

And After:

He looks like a totally different kid.
He really likes rubbing his head.
Romeo said it looks like there is a head in the trash can.

Red Ant

While at Mema's, Nia ran in from playing outside. She was shaking her hand up and down, up and down, over and over. This was the conversation:

Me: What happened?
Nia: A red ant bit me.
Me: What were you doing?
Nia: Trying to catch them.
UHH DUHHHH!!!
I bet she won't do that again.