Dress up fun

I've never been a huge fan of halloween and all the scary costumes. So for us it is a fun day to dress up in cute outfits, see friends and eat a little bit of candy. And if you can't tell Kamie was dressed as Dorthy from The Wizard of Oz. She had fun being dressed up and you could just tell that she thought she looked cute. We even had a stuffed animal Todo for her to hold, but mostly she chewed on him! Poor Todo, grandma told her that Todo always was a yappy little monster and to chew his ears off! Kamie doesn't get to eat much of the candy since she is allergic to a lot of stuff and because she is still learning to eat solid food. So Dave and I end up fighting over the "good stuff", but we have fun.
All in all Kamie is doing so much better this year since her surgery. She absolutely loves to go to school just to be around all the kids. She is even starting to make a few noises when she is at school. She makes tons of sounds at home, but she won't make them anywhere else until she is comfortable. Kamie has been able to get herself around the floor a little for a while now, but now she is attempting to crawl! She can also pull herself up to stand and is starting to get into things. So many times we have prayed that she would do what all kids do and now I am really going to hold my tongue! Kamie also loves to laugh! I swear it is the cutest sound in the whole world. She knows exactly how adorable she is and that we are wrapped around her finger. And my, oh my is she going to be Tall! Someday I hope we can get a real family portrait with her, but it is not something you can get her to pose for. I would love to have a photographer be able to spend the time we needed and capture how she interacts with us. She is so loving and tender to us and those are the moments I want to remember, not all the feelings of uncertainty or that she isn't doing the things 4 year old girls do. I love to watch her and her dad together, how he lets all the gruff exterior come down and you see how tender he is. In those moments I can see how in love he is with his little girl and how happy she makes us. Our life with her is full of uncertainty and I want to be able to hold on to those moments forever. It's kind of like peeking into heaven and being afraid to look away in case you forget everything.
In other news about our goings on... I am now the 2nd counselor in the Young Womens of our ward. I am really enjoying teaching these girls, and I've been told that I was made for this position! The girls are positive that I am more than a little crazy. And they have no idea how right they are! I gave them mouse traps with a little message attached for our lesson last Sunday on avoiding drugs and alcohol. I got their attention!