Jocelyn decided to put on some lipstick. She knew that she was in trouble, so she came downstairs crying and covering her face in shame. 
Today we got to teach the Children's Ministry class about Jacob's Dream. After we read the story out of the Bible, I gave them all their own ladder that listed all of God's Promises on it.
Then they got to make their own ladder using popsicle sticks and toothpicks.
We then talked about the vow that Jacob made to God to give back one tenth of everything that God gave him. We gave each of the kids a bag of pennies and they had to count them and tell us how many they would give back to God.
We then ate our Jacob's Ladder Snack. We made ladders out of pretzels and marshmallows. The best part was eating them. YUMMY!
Today Madison and I went to Kaitlyn's birthday party at the movie theatre to watch The Tale of Despereaux. Kaitlyn is one of Madison's friends from school. The kids had a great time eating pizza and cake at the movie theatre. After eating our lunch in the lobby, we headed into the theatre to watch the movie. It was a cute movie. After the movie we got to take a behind the scenes tour and they each got a piece of the film from the movie. 
My parents bought Clay a leather recline while they were here visiting for Christmas. The recliner he picked wasn't in stock, so they had to order it. We got the call today that it had arrived and was ready to get picked up. As you can see from the picture he is breaking his new "Man Chair" in well. The girls and I are enjoying it too. It is very comfy and rocks. A big thank you to Grandma and Granddaddy!The best part about the My Size Dolls is that the girls can take their dresses off and wear them. Madison loves the new Princess dresses.
Grandma Cathy sent the girls some Moon Sand, puzzles, and a Doodle Pro. It is so kind of them to send gifts for both of the girls for the holidays.
Jude carried Princess Belle around with him all morning. 
He also found a new place to hide. Peek-a-boo, I see you!
Tonight we were sad to find that Princess was dead. I just cleaned her bowl this afternoon and she seemed fine. I am wondering if I messed up cleaning the bowl and accidentally killed her. Did I leave soap in the bowl? Or was the water too hot?
Needless to say, Madison was VERY upset over the loss of her close friend Princess. Madison called Princess her "Snuggle Buddy" even though Madison was never able to snuggle the fish.