Avalinea got all dressed up for church today. Its the first time she fits into her very fancy dresses, so of course we had to take lots of pictures! She does great at church! Sleeps most of the time, which is a lot more than we can say for her brother! Joshie keeps us on our toes at all times.
On that note, I always said I was NOT going to be one of those Mothers that let their children run wild up the isles of church and screamed like banshees during sacrament. I distinctly remember rolling my eyes quite a bit and thinking how much better behaved my children would be. These are the thoughts of an ignorant yet to be mother. My eyes have been opened. I have learned that these Mothers are not really "letting" their children commit these acts, they're just simply trying to "get through" the longest hour of church with their sanity intact. The hour that does not include the place of every parents dream; mommy and daddy vacation time; the place we know as "nursery". I have been humbled and will no longer be so judgmental of these Mothers. (Though we still try and grab the little monster before he actually makes it up to the stand)
