I've Got A Brand New Pair of Roller Skates

We went to rummage sales this weekend and Ella brought her own money that she had been saving. She found this beautiful pair of flower Barbie roller skates and just had to have them. I was a little less enthuastic, however. I was just thinking of all of the bumps and bruises and scrapes.... Well, she insisted on trying them on and took a test run while holding my hand. That's all it took to convince her beyond a doubt that she "needed" those skates. She was so excited, how could I say no? She took them up to the lady and paid for them herself. Then she squeeled and ran down the driveway announcing to everyone "I got skates! I got roller skates!". It was too cute! So, today she finally got to try them out at home. She actually does pretty well. I was impressed that she was able to fall down and get back up without shedding a single tear.

Our little girl is growing up so fast! She is almost four you know. Ella is our sweet big girl. She is such a good big sister. She always lets us know when Sophia is getting into trouble. She comes running out saying "Mommy, It's a mergency! It's a mergency! Come quick!".

She really thinks about things too. A couple of weeks ago after we said our bedtime prayers she said, "Mommy, I think God has a dollhouse and he just moves us around, you know. Except we can't see Him." Now she continues to expand on that with thoughts like: "I think God is playing a game and moving us around." and "Maybe God is watching us on TV.". She still prays at every prayer "God please don't let daddy get sprayed by a skunk."

She also loves to watch the birds with us and is learning to identify the Orioles, Grossbeaks, and Indigo Buntings. She even knows if it is a mommy or a daddy bird. She gets so excited when she sees a new bird at the feeder. We like to look them up in the bird book together.

"Lord thank you so much for our precious Ella. She brings sunshine to our lives."