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10/09/2008

Pray Always



i have been trying to teach madison to fold her arms during prayers for months now and she will only do it occasionally for attention. while we were in utah for the 6 weeks, she got in the habit of kneeling down with my family twice a day for family prayer so i thought i would try to continue the trend in az.

now our morning and evening routines, right after she gets out of her crib and right before she gets in it, is to kneel down next to the ottoman in her room. she gets down on her knees, folds her arms and puts her head down while i say a quick prayer. then she jumps up at "amen" and walks to her toddler bed and kneels down again, ready for another prayer. this goes back and forth, several times, morning and night. so we are pros at prayers at our house.

but try to get madison to fold her arms sitting at the dinner table, and she will have nothing to do with it!

8 comments:

RonElaine said...

Marie! I swear, every time you post I think you're going to say you have a new baby!

Those pics of Madison are darling. How's the transition going to the toddler bed?

Rachel said...

Those pictures really are SOOO cute. You could submit them to the Ensign.

Kirsten said...

love the toddler bed pic! good for you saying prayers!

Kate said...

oh she is so cute there kneeling next to her little bed! How are you feeling, ready for that baby yet? We're finally going to go get our crib this weekend, yay! We'll take pictures when it's up! Love ya!

ashley said...

What a cutie she is!!
You're such a great mommy!

Jennie said...

Oh the one by the bed is just precious!

Lindsay said...

Way to catch that first picture!! Absolutely adorable!

Jen Hilton said...

What a precious picture. I love being a mom! We get to teach our kids the best stuff.