1.2.11

              Today you started your first day of Sunbeams. There are 2 classes because there are so many 3 year olds in our ward. Your teacher's name  is Sister Snodgrass. She lives in Eagle Pointe where we live and we are visiting teaching companions so you know her a little bit already. You had wonderful nursery leaders and weren't too happy to leave nursery.  We did the best we could to prep you for sunbeams. The week before you went to singing time in Primary, you got a sunbeam shirt, and we talked about it a lot at home. Every time we talked about it you would say you didn't want to go. Most times when you're unhappy about something you fold your arms, frown, and put your head down and this is what you would do when we would try and bring it up. Yesterday we started church at 1pm. Bad time since you go to primary from 2-4pm (your crabby time of the day....not just you though many people). I walked you to primary and sat you down. You refused to sit down in your seat. You refused to have me sit by you. You folded your arms with a frown, no less, and stomped out of primary. I'm not sure where you were going to walk to. I picked you up and set you back in your seat. You did the same thing again. I picked you up and held you in the back of the primary room for about 5 minutes. You were asking for dad, but he teaches at that hour so I told you he would come check on you when he was finished. That seemed to be the trick, because you got down, walked to your chair and sat down with no problems. Your teacher didn't have to come get me. She said you were very polite saying "please" and "thank you" for snacks. That's my GIRL! When I picked you up after church, the door was cracked open. I wasn't surprised to hear you tell your teacher that you liked her "red jacket." When I walked in the door, I saw you upside down on your chair with your feet up in the air without your socks or shoes on. In this position your underwear was completely exposed. You made a "I'm a child of God" crown and you liked class. I knew you would love your sunbeam class.

                Today was also fast and testimony meeting. Dad and I had a special fast for you. It was wonderful. We prayed and fasted that we could teach to your personality and learning type. We prayed that Heavenly Father could help us help you to have a testimony of Jesus. We fasted that we could love you as Heavenly Father loves you...perfectly, unconditionally, with patience, and tender mercy. We do love you. We love how caring and empathetic you are to your family members. Your kind words make people feel loved. As we put you to bed, dad told you the story about Jesus and the fishermen. When he was done you said, "I'm a good girl. I'll listen to Jesus, Daddy." Since you're at the age where it is difficult to sit and listen to a lesson longer than a few minutes. I thought that I could hang up pictures of Jesus in your room, listen to primary music all day in our home, and watch more of the book of mormon videos we have to facilitate a testimony of the Savior, the Spirit, and the Bible and Book of Mormon.  Here's a picture of you as a Sunbeam, you happen to be the youngest one too....Making you all the more special.