"Call me Princess-Pie"

At TJ Maxx back in June was when I stumbled on a cute pink dress in my little girl's size. There it was, the only piece, for $10. Like it was meant to be!

Even more so, I needed to know what she thought: 

"It's poofy... not too princessy!"! 

And then I knew it was a YES when she said, "I am NOT your princess, mom... I am your sweetie, sweetie-pie, right? Maybe you can call me 'princess-pie'?"! ;) 

So that was how Princess-Pie came to be *our* (hers and mine) special nickname for her!

Turning 4 this month, Li'l Miss Princess-Pie continues to love to play dressup and pretend, draw, dance and sing, and enjoys jigsaw puzzles and computer and phone games. Outdoors, she'll jump at splashing around in a lake. I love to run to race her on her princessy bike or skatescooter!

There is the growing sassiness also. That's not exactly "easy peasy" as she likes to say, when she gives me the "C'mon!", "Really?", and "Yah, yah, yah (read: whatever)!", complete with the eye-rolling ;p.

I've to admit it's a bit hard for me not to laugh still whenever she does her mini-mommy thing. Never mind that she comes across more as Ruby in "Max and Ruby" than me, every time she folds her arms and goes, "Oh, little brothers!" to her BIG brothers!

Oh, my funny bunny, who hasn't tired of Tom and Jerry cartoons. And when she imitates her favorite mouse to go "Ha-poooooo!", she ends up blowing me *kisses*, kinda!

These silly moments and her infectious giggles are just some of the little joys that brighten our days!

Thank you Lord for the adorable, delightful bundle of energy my Princess-Pie is! Go, Babe, go!

Sunday's Sunset

Sunsets have that ooh and aah effect on me. They make me go "Thank you, Lord!"; big or small, I love them all -- and feel loved to catch them especially when I least expect it ;).

There we were on Sunday evening at this small Medical Lake. The guys were hoping for a quick bite on their lines before sundown.

As the minutes ticked by and the sun began to make its descent, I really thought it was just going to disappear behind that hill.

What a huge, blessed surprise to catch still more great beauty!

More than just the waters reflecting the trees, the clouds...

See how that blazing radiance went on to paint the skies and literally the heavens and earth RED!

WOOOOOOOOO!!! *Deep breaths*!

Thank you, Lord! He reigns!

And to you who are taking in this with me here and now, feel loved, and be blessed also :D.

The heavens declare the glory of God; 

    the skies proclaim the work of his hands. 

Day after day they pour forth speech;

    night after night they reveal knowledge. 

They have no speech, they use no words;

    no sound is heard from them.

Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,

    their words to the ends of the world. 

In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun.

- Psalm 19:1-4