Pioneer Girls (lawn mowing)

At home we stress that we want Paige and Grace to be proud pioneer girls rather than focusing on being princesses. Although they will always be our princesses, we like to bring attention to the pioneer girl character traits displayed by the Little House on the Prairie girls (courage, perseverance, resourcefulness...yet still lady like). To make a long story longer, Paige said she was going to put on her pioneer girl outfit and play outside..."because the lawn looks like a prairie." We mowed the yard...with our new John Deere riding mower! Actually, Angi mowed (pioneer girl), and I trimmed.

"Best thing that ever happened to me."

I noticed in Paige's religion book a letter that she wrote to Grace. The opening line got me..."Grace, you are the best thing that ever happened to me."