Eight is Great...

Miranda has had a lot of changes in the past month. The most important being her baptism! She was so excited that day! She could barely keep herself from jumping and skipping everywhere she went. It was really neat to see Larry baptize her and do the confirmation. Thank you for all those who came to her baptism. On her birthday, she had a Cat party. I painted the girls' faces like cats, they chose collars with bells, made cat ears, and named themselves a cat name. They played some kitty games, had kitty cupcakes and strawberry mice, and opened presents. It went pretty well considering that we were still having construction in two of the bedrooms.

Now that Miranda is eight, she will soon get her own room. She is fasting for one meal on fast Sundays and making sure to do morning and evening personal prayers. She will use her own alarm clock to wake up. She gets to help me at every meal to prepare the food. She gets to learn how to sew also and we are going to try piano lessons again in the Fall. Miranda is really taking it all very seriously and I can sense a change about her- she seems like she is more willing to be responsible for her own actions. Miranda is such a wonderful daughter!