What a girl! Gotta love her!

So, let me tell you about Marcie. She is a 5 year old bundle of energy, and a no-nonsense kinda girl. When I arrived last night to pick my kids up from Vacation Bible School, the pastor was talking about Jesus and the thieves crucified alongside of him. After the story, she explained to the kids how they can be forgiven when they've done something wrong. Then, she asked any children who had ever done anything wrong to raise their hands. Maybe 3 hands went up. Then, I hear a little voice saying, "Oh, come on y'all, raise your hands. You know you've done something wrong so raise your hands!" You guessed it, nearly every hand went up in the place while the adults were chuckling. That's my girl!

Marcie is a sweet little girl who loves her blankie and tries to save some breakfast for blankie. Fortunately, blankie is still in very good shape so we are not facing trying to keep up with the remnants. Marcie doesn't really play with dolls, instead she prefers jewelry and purses...and make-up and nail polish. Her favorite playmate in our family is Charlie but she also likes to "fix" Kyle's and Joanna's hair. They, for the most part, tolerate this. Marcie takes dance classes and is doing very well. She's looking forward to starting kindergarten in the fall. I would have to say that Marcie is definitely the life of our family.

She loves chocolate doughnuts and Hershey kisses (told you -- gotta love her!) and she is very particular about what she eats when. For example, if they had green beans for lunch at day care, she will not eat green beans at home. She has also figured out that she gets a rash around her mouth when she eats anything with tomatoes, so she now says she's allergic to tomatoes and can't have them (or sauce, etc.). Last night when I asked her if she wanted ketchup with her hot dog, she said, "can't have it." I think she feels important with having a food restriction just like her brother.

She is very pragmatic and matter of fact. She has a great mind and is a good problem-solver. Who knows, she might change the world when she grows up. For now, she's busy keeping the other kids in line at daycare, and at bible school. :)