Soccer Star??

Dearest Quinn - 

You are playing soccer for ROYSA Lil Renegades this fall with your little friend Anna & new friend Mira.  Anna & Mira both live in our neighborhood.  The team is all 3 & 4YOs.  The first half of each Saturday session is instruction & the second half is a scrimmage.  You're really enjoying it ... maybe more so the socialization than the soccer ... maybe the same for the parents. =p  It is so sweet to watch you learn & experience an organized sport: you just don't 'get' that you don't stop mid game for a snack or to say hi.  You had no idea that when you play the scrimmage you use only one ball for both sides.  At the first game you came running over to Mommy & asked for your ball for the game.  So sweet & innocent ! You just don't have any frame of reference.  You are just wondrous to witness experience life!

We love you!!
All my love for always,
Mommy

The Sweet Things You Say

To Mommy on a number of occasions:
Q: "Mommy, I want to tell you a secret. (Whispering in my ear) Want to know how much I love you? I love you since the day you were born."
... And then I kiss you all over & melt all over the place.  (That phrase comes from one of your books.)

Q: "Mommy you are so sweet."
That's something I often tell you, BabyLady.

You are also VERY into asking Why lately.  And I must admit, I am puh-retty good with answering those.  Eventually I might hit a wall & have to respond with something obtuse like, "I'm not sure" or "Because that is just how God made it" or something along those lines, but I really do my best to explain why!

I love you, your very inquisitive mind, & your heart of gold, BabyLady.
All my love for always,
Mommy

You are a blank canvas ...

I know I have said this a number of times, BabyLady, but I love your innocence.  Last night you & I played CandyLand before bed, sitting on your bedroom floor.  When I opened the board, you exclaimed with a gasp, "It's beautiful!." Later, as we were playing ... You caught on QUICK! ... You asked me how to get to the places on the board.  So sweet & innocent, you thought that the places on the board were real.  I really hated to tell you otherwise ...

I love you, LadyBabes,
Mommy