Thursday, May 5, 2011

Happy Birthday 10-year old

Meliah is 10 today! We got her a dog for her birthday and she loves it. It is a one-year-old Snauszer (I guess I better learn how to spell that). It has been the sweetie little dog. We haven't heard her bark or complain about anything. That's exactly what Meliah wanted and I think it will be so good for her. Lizzy has loved little Brigget too, which is nice. They curled up together today and took a nap.


Meliah is in the 4th grade at Luther School. She loves her teacher, Mr. Stewart. She looks forward to lots of field trips in the next couple weeks. She enjoys playing the piano and reading into the wee late hours of the night. She has been such a help with Elizabeth and has taught her many words just by continuing to read to her nightly. She is like a little mom. She is our early riser and is always the first to be ready for school. She loves fashion and she sings constantly. She has memorized several songs word for word (especially Taylor Swift songs). She loves to sing, "Steven" and "Love Story" and we love her voice! She gave a family Home Evening lesson the other night and had us listen to a song she likes and had us talk about what we felt it meant and what we could learn from it. She is a breathe of fresh air with her goodness and charity. She is constantly leaving little notes and candies on our pillows at night. The other night we found snap peas on our pillows because she knows that we love to pick them right out of the garden and eat them.








Happy Birthday Little Miss Meliah May!

4 comments:

Becky Nelson said...

a "DOG", wow that is so great. Meliah ( all your kids) will do great with her. I am so happy that Meliah had a great birthday. She is so special and we love her so much.

Hollye said...

Such a cute puppy!!! Hope
meliah had a Wonderfully Special day!! We love her tons!!!

Cortney Scott said...

She is precious!! Happy birthday to her!! I hope that Starlyn will be just like her!! I love you all!!

Hollye said...

PS Does your dog need a friend? We LOVE our dog, but just found out both Preston and I are, off the charts ALLERGIC to dogs!!! ALL dogs..booo We will probably keep him though if we cant find anyone else in the family who wants him.. We can deliver..{Maybe}

Families are Forever!

Families are Forever!
What a great blessing

I sure do love my family!

I sure do love my family!

Our 3 little ones!

Our 3 little ones!
We have been so blessed!!!

My parenting plan!!

I have been thinking a lot lately of what I need to teach my kids to help them become independant physically, spiritually and mentally so when they turn 18 they will be able to survive on their own. The last 9 years has flown by so quickly I can't believe it. Nine more years and my first child will be old enough to be on his own. That is a real wake up call for a mother who hasn't prepared her children for those important days. I realize that I have gone on way to long without a list of what needs to be learned and done by what age so that my kids will not be horrified when they get out into the world alone. So, I've come up with a list of most everything I can think of that would be important for my kids to know and learn and what ages they should be capable. Of course, every child is different and is capable of different things at different ages. Some learn things faster and are more motivated. Others would like to just live in the home cave for the rest of their lives and have no motivation to do any of it. So, I am including my fairly flexible plan. But if you let too many years slip by, you may need to up the work to fit everything in. I got most of my ideas from a very experienced LDS author (Merilee Boyack) who has raised several children successfully! So, hopefully you find this as helpful as I do!