I almost cried

All this week, Kenadie has been learning about community helpers at school.  They've done all sorts of fun things like turn their classroom into a grocery store, made chef hats and tomorrow they're making doctor kits.  Last week, she came home with a picture of a "blank" person that she was supposed to draw/decorate/color like what she wanted to be when she grew up.  We've been discussing it all week, talking about what her "person" would be.  She's gone from wanting to be a ballerina to "doing what Daddy does at work" even to becoming a chef, which I'm not really seeing in her future, seeings how  she isn't remotely in to food... well, unless it's chocolate perhaps :)  She and I sat down at the table this afternoon to make her person, and she had a new occupation for me.  Take a look at what she wants to be :)  Made my heart smile.

and for an up close look...

She told me she wants to be a Mommy!  She told me "because the things I do look fun and she wants to do what I do."  When I asked her specifically what I did that looked fun, this was her response:

"You take different vitamins than me and I want to take the ones you do.  You get to hold dangerous breakable dishes, and that looks fun.  I want to cook like you and fix my own drinks.  You color with me, play games and play with my toys with me.  You get to hold Berkley a lot and you give us hugs." 

Okay, so she just scored some major points on that one :)  Aaron, did you put her up to this???  We talked about how you had to have children in order to be a mommy.  I asked her how many children she may want, and told her that God gave me two children to love.  She said "Mommy, I'm going to ask God for four children."  :)  So, in her picture, that's why she drew four children.  She also gave herself a purse, some jewelry, a bow, a house, a cup with a straw, and my favorite... the fingers and toes :)  She also drew her person wearing the clothes I have on today, minus the jewelry of course :)  She has no idea how our time spent together at the table making this today, made my day!!!  I sure do love what I grew up to be :)