Tonight I took Sadie to get a haircut. She decided she wanted it short in the back and long in the front. It looks pretty cute on her - she's growing up so fast now that I don't really know how to deal with it. I've been trying to talk to her more about things, though. Like tonight, when we got finished at "the haircut store," we went over to the mall. I had to go in Victoria's Secret (which I try not to do) and so we had a nice discussion about modesty and keeping your body as a special gift for your husband. I tried to explain it like if she had a special present that she'd been saving and saving for a long time for just the right person, she wouldn't want to just run out and give it to the first person she saw walking down the street. She'd want to make sure she gave it to just the right person - one who would appreciate it and not take it for granted and who would LOVE her so much.
Anyway (after a pretzel and a Julius), she also wanted to stop in at the Kidgits Playground - even though there was no one else with us. So we did, and even though she was the biggest kid in the playground, she got right in there and started running around just like always. She jumped off the big baseball, she climbed up on the Cow that Jumped Over the Moon, she climbed in the rocket and tried to fly it. Then she went right over to the little kids that were playing... she helped a little 2 year old boy climb up on the cow, then she climbed up behind him and held him so he wouldn't fall off. She played with a little 4 year old girl who totally took right up with her - she kept turning upside down on the tunnel and yelling "Boo!" and the little girl would just crack up. I loved watching her with all these kids - from 1 all the way up to 5 or so... Sadie towered over all of them, but she had the sweetest look on her face - you could tell she was just happy to be playing with them. And they all followed her around like she was the Pied Piper or something - she had them playing tag and holding hands and playing "the jumping game" and she made sure no one was left out. I guess little kids can tell who is gentle - and who is a friend - right away. I just love that girl.
