Mom, can I....

So during Marin's confirmation last Saturday as the prayer is being said Greyson says to me,
"Mom, can I choke you out?"
Me: Um....no Greyson fold your arms.
Mom, I really want to choke you out!
Great, maybe some other time...be quiet.
As I was about to say you aren't supposed to do that to your mom (only your dad) he reaches up grabs my neck and squeezed with his little fingers. I am trying to decide if it's the UFC fights he got that from or if Aaron planted the idea in his head. Maybe if I was a cool mom I would have let him do it!

The month of Marin

It has been an exciting month of big events for Marin. She finished her horseback riding class, had a birthday and was baptized today. She asked Grandma Withers for a "cowgirl outfit" for her birthday so she could wear it to her last horseback riding class. She has informed us that she would like to be a cowgirl and wants to know when her new horse will be coming! She also batted her big brown eyes and asked to have her ears pierced. I told her if she kept her room clean for a month, we would do it for her birthday. She had a fun party with lots of girls, games and got a pet dog that you can actually walk with a leash (since we can't get the real thing just yet). Today her dad baptized her and it is amazing how much she has grown. She is so kind and a great example to me of patience, meekness and kindness. We are so blessed to have such a beautiful girl!