Praying for sleepy heads and ceramic pigs (you try to make a title sometime)

Last night I went in to check on Nicholas and Celia sleeping like I usually do. They were so sweet laying there sleeping that I decided to take a picture of them. That meant using flash and my camera is not quiet. I figured I never get sleeping pictures anymore, so I was going to run the risk of waking them for the pictures. Happily though, they did not wake. Nicholas stirred, but Celia didn't even twitch. It has been in the 60's at night, so with the ceiling fan on low, they need long sleeves and pants to be warm.





This ceramic piggy bank was mine as a little toddler like Nicholas and Celia are. I had it in the rummage sale, but it didn't sell. It was a good thing because they have fun putting money in the piggy. We watch them carefully and only let them do this if an adult is right there watching them to make sure they don't put money in their mouth. They really only have tried to put a quarter in their mouth a couple times, but they pulled it right out when we said "Ewww Yucky". Here they are with the big piggy. :)



And the last few meals I've been trying to make it a point to pray with them. Jason and I usually pray, but I've been meaning to try to have them copy us by putting their hands together and closing their eyes. I've also been trying to get them to say "Amen" (hasn't happened yet). Usually when we are praying (like when we all eat together at Grandma and Grandpa Maus' house) Celia will keep saying "HI" over and over because she doesn't like to see us all with our eyes closed. Last time this happened she even pulled me over to her, grabbed my eyelashes and yanked one eye open - ouch.
Anyway, tonight she did put her hands together, closed her eyes and started saying baby babble like she was praying. I grabbed the camera to have her do it again. She tried, but it wasn't like before the camera (of course).