Court of Honor-for Dad

Yesterday evening we went to a Court of Honor to support Courtney's Dad. He is the Scout Master in our ward and works hard to ensure that the young men in our ward have a good scout program. I was so proud of Courtney at the meeting. She sat by her grandma for the half hour presentation and payed attention so well. She watched the boys, clapped for them and even stood for the pledge to the flag. I am so grateful that I can take my little girl (who is becoming quite a young lady) to an event like this and have her behave and enjoy watching her dad.

Great Expectations

Every day Courtney gets up, gets dressed, eats her breakfast and gets her hair combed. Beyond those of most six year olds she is expected to and does several more things:
1. Takes a handful of vitamin supplements. These are about 11 pills that she is able to swallow two at a time in applesauce. She does this not only every morning, but also every afternoon (about 10 pills) and every evening (2 pills).
2. Has her glasses cleaned and then put on. She also has to have them cleaned several times a day.
3. She has a medical ID bracelet that she has to have put on.
4. She has ankle braces that she puts on after her socks and before her shoes.

I was thinking this morning as I helped her eat her pills (we call them "yummies") that she is expected to do quite a bit more in a morning than other six year olds that I know. I am so proud of her for doing these extra things every morning. They are things that we know will help her have the best day possible and we are glad that she lives up to such great expectation.

Really Reasoning

This morning Courtney said 2 funny, and yet very reasonable things to Arron this morning. It is fun to see how smart she is getting and how she is able to apply reasoning to her everyday life.
1. She woke up on her own, put her shoes and coat on (with her pajamas!) and went outside to help Arron mow the lawn. She got her little toy mower and started helping. Arron's mower bumped into hers and she said, "Don't mow me, I'm not grass growing!"
2. She saw the ladder to the attic down and asked Arron what it was. He told her it was to to attack. She asked if she can climb up. He told her no, it's too high-to which she said, "but I climb up to my bed (she has a ladder that goes up to her top bunk) every night." He thought that was a good point, but explained that it was still too high and that she can not climb up this ladder.
So smart, this little girl!