this morning we were really late for church. getting used to 9am church after 4 years of 1pm church is hard and I really just want to sleep in.
when a primary child turns the magic age of 12 in this ward something really special happens. If you are a boy going into Priesthood, all the little guys and bishopric come in and sing a cute song they made up just for that boy. They are always hilarious.
If you are a young lady, all the young women and leaders come into the Primary Room, sing a cute song, give the girl a tiara, a bag, and sash that reads "Queen Bee".
There have been many of these little ceremonies as of late...lots of little girls moved up in Nov, a few more in January, and only one was left to be with about 50 boys in sharing time. Today was the day she has so longed for...not me though. When I saw all the little young women come in today for my daughter, my baby girl, immediately the water works. I did manage to get lots of pictures, bc Anna could not run away from this. (of course I will add these later!)
where does the time go?! how could this be? We have our mom-daughter issues, she wants to grow up, I want her to stay little. In all her tween moments, she is a fine example to me. She works hard, is conscientious, strives to do good, a big helper, smart, very talented, becoming beautiful young lady, has a wonderful testimony that I pray she never looses. I love my Anna.