6 strings closer...

To being the best guitarist in the worrrllllddd!! So far she knows the C and G7 chord. Daddy is having her teach him so he can learn also...

Her teacher plans on having her recital be opening for him at Open Mic Night at Starbucks!

"I would have tripped him with a big root!"

Says, Dandeelyon when responding to the news of a mass shooting in Tucson Arizona last week.

The conversation happened next to a TV which was streaming the most recent headlines at a restaraunt.

"That man...he's a bad man. He's... well, grrr...I would have tripped him with a big root!!!"

A part of me was proud of her for being willing to stand up to the "bad" in this world. Another part of me wanted to shield her from it. Protect her from the thought of anything bad. Anything less than perfect. At the one hand, she needs to know in the right age appropriate context. On the other hand, I hate watching her wrestle with this new reality.

After dinner we went home and watched a fairy tale princess cartoon to regain some of the lost Innocence (daddy inlcuded)

MMmmmmmDessert!!

It has been said that children have an insatiable appetite for all things sweet. I ran across a diagram explaining the anatomy of a kid's stomach and I have say, it's spot on!

...while dreaming of a white Christmas, Dandeelyon woke up, and saw it was REAL!!!

A Bulleted list of highlights from Christmas 2010.

Snow... 16 inches of it. Record amounts in Hampton Roads.

Santa drank all of his milk...took almost all the carrots for the reindeer and dropped one in the Fireplace. Guess Prancer didn't get one.

Dandeelyon woke up with a soot print on her forehead. Santa left his very own mark on her beautiful little face.

Remote Control Helicopters.

Vet Puppy in a pink bag

Barbie Barbie Barbie stuff

and lots more!

Had a great time with family. Grandma, Dadad, Kimberly, and Matthew were a ton of FUN!

Christmastown in Williamsburg was amazing as always.

Gloria in excelsis Deo et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis ( or uhmm Merry Christmas!!)

Said the night wind to the little lamb,

"Do you see what I see?

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,

"Do you hear what I hear?

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,

"Do you know what I know?

Said the king to the people everywhere,

"Listen to what I say!

Pray for peace, people, everywhere,

Listen to what I say!

The Child, the Child sleeping in the night

He will bring us goodness and light,

He will bring us goodness and light."

Thank God for Jesus, the sacrificial lamb who made the gift of grace possible. Merry Christmas!