From 11/14/07

My Dearest Haley,
We had such a great day today. After taking Daddy to work we went to Chick-Fil-A for breakfast. You had chicken nuggets and a cinnamon roll. The "breakfast of champions". :) We snuggled on the bench, made funny faces at your sweet brother and dance to the Christian music playing in the dining area. You have been doing this funny thing lately. Whenever I try to tickle you, you turn around and say, "Oh Yeah?!", which means you're going to tickle me back. The expression on your face is so precious. You have such an infectious smile and laugh.
After spending time together at breakfast we decided to go look around Family Christian Store. One of the very first things you saw was a little statue of Baby Jesus laying in the manger with Santa kneeling at his side clutching his hat. You had the sweetest face and absolutely loved the statue. We talked about it and you said Santa was kneeling because Jesus was in his heart. We must be doing something right.
Later we went over to a friends house to help her clean because she had sold her house and was moving. I put you in the front room with Gregory (4), Cameron (2), and Annelise (19 mo.). You were supposed to be watching a video but I caught you teaching the kids how to pray. Oh, to have the faith of a child. You have blessed me so much with your faith.
We went to bed pretty late. Daddy fell asleep right away, as he usually does. :) I was doing what was supposed to be my quiet time but you had been sleeping in our room so you were jumping all over the place. Needless to say, I had a difficult time concentrating.
Well, let me back up to earlier in the evening. I received a phone call from your Grandma, my mom. She had really bad news about my cousin Clayton. Clayton is my only male cousin. He is about 20 years old while I am writing about this. After a year of mysterious cold symptoms, Clayton was diagnosed with a brain tumor. I was extremely upset when I found out and was crying pretty uncontrollably. I really didn't want you to see me so upset but I couldn't get Daddy to take you out of the room. I had to explain to you that someone I love very much had an owey on his head. You held on to me and told me it would be okay and we should pray for them. You are such an empathetic child. I am constantly amazed at how sweet you are to people in pain. I love that about you.
Anyways, after putting down my Bible I noticed your sweet little eyes watching me. I drew a smiley face on my leg and you broke into a big smile. You took my pen and drew pictures over my entire leg. You wrote your name and drew a picture of yourself. It tickled and we kept breaking into giggles. We had a great time and didn't go to sleep until midnight. I enjoy those times with you.