First Tithe

It was a Sunday morning, and Amiyah woke up super excited. Today was the day she was going to get to give her tithe!! After a fun morning in pre-k with all her friends, we were off to the car. She stopped me and said, "wait mommy! We can't go, I didn't put my tithe in the box!" We turned all the way back around and went inside. She stood in front of the box, unzipped her purse,took it out, prayed over it, dropped it in, and gave me a big high five, she was so proud of herself!

"Happy Birthday Mommy!"

This is my birthday card from Amiyah. She was so excited to give it to me because she had been working on it all day.

The box with the hole.

Joey and I started talking to Amiyah a lot in the past few weeks about getting an allowance. She was very excited to say the least.We decided to give her $3.00 a week. Since she's only four, we figured giving her $3.00 would be easier for her to understand as we started teaching her about tithing.

We sat her down Friday night handed her, her allowance. She quickly ran to the desk, got an envelope, put $1.00 in it, and then sealed it. She then went to her bedroom, and put another dollar in her bank, and then another in her wallet in her purse. When we asked what she did with her money she said, "I first put money in my envelope for Jesus, it goes in the tall box with the hole in it at church, then I put one in my bank, and another in my wallet so when I go to church I can buy a bagel for me and Jesenia."

Prints & Solids

This our little Amiyah. She is now 4, and quite determined to do just about
everything on her own. She has a morning routine that she does everyday.
She makes her bed before leaving her bedroom, brushes her teeth, washes her
face, and gets dressed, in the clothes I have set out for her the night before,
and then comes to the table for breakfast. Lately (as seen in the picture) she has been
coming out of her room with outfits that SHE has picked out herself. She'll come to me
and say, "Mommy, what do you think of this outfit?"
In the picture she was doing just that. As you can see, she has gotten a lot better with
matching her patterns and solids. How the conductor hat fit into the outfit, I'll never know,
but I know she loved it, she wore it all day!!

The Latest

Emilio is 6 months old now, and as happy as ever!
He always has a big smile on his face. From the moment
you pick him up out of his crib in the morning, until we
lay him down for the night. Such a blessing from the Lord.
He is rolling all over the place now,
and has even shown some signs of wanting to crawl.
This picture was taken in Amiyah's room, on her bed.
He loves her stuffed dog!