Cannot Always Protect

As much as I want to protect Olivia, I know that life is going to happen one way or another. I'm just going to say it now for the record... I know I am strange. When I was young and liked a boy, I would go through a series of questions in my head to figure out if I could see myself marrying him.... yes even when I was in middle school. If I couldn't, the thought of dating was out. I wasn't allowed to date at all anyway but I would think about it. I knew I let this thinking go too far when I was sizing up the little boys today at the play date and trying to determine if they would be good for my daughter. I determined that she will be running laps around these boys for YEARS! Yes, I have gone to far. Yes, I have extremely high standards and expectations. I want to instill that in my children. Why not always strive to do your best? I know that no one is perfect but I do not want Olivia and any other children we have to settle. She will make her own decisions and I will do my best to bite my tongue and support her.

Also at the play date today, Olivia was shoved and and hit a few hits. Grandma Mona had to bite her tongue! I am pretty sure she gasped a couple times and she definitely wanted to go over and scold the children. I had to remind her that half the reason that the children are there is to learn appropriate behaviors. Olivia was okay, she didn't cry and wasn't hurt. Thankfully she didn't push back either. I think that she really enjoys this time :-) As the program was coming to a close, I sent grandma outside with Olivia to the playground so I could help clean up.

This is how I found them!

When I got outside, I found them enjoying the slide. As I was walking up I noticed two adults playing with a little boy on the bigger set of toys. I am going to assume that it was grandma and grandpa. I was taken aback when I walked closer to the playground because the grandpa was not wearing a shirt! Really?? I know that there were  not that many people out there but, really?? Put a shirt on! I tried to ignore the sight as we helped Olivia slide down the slide. We had only been there a few minutes when the little boy came running over to our toys with grandma and grandpa followed. 

Grandpa: Oh look! A little girl!

Grandma: Be careful ______, you don't want to push her off the stairs. Be careful as you go up.

Grandpa: Yeah, hey! She is going to be your future ex-wife! *snickering*

Whait, what??? Ummm, no thank you. Who says that to a kids? Who thinks that way? Really sir? I don't think so. Poor kid! That is all I could think as I walked to the car to take a Pumpkin home for a nap. That kid is going to be so screwed up.

There will come a day when she realizes that she can make her own decisions and does not have to listen to her parents. Hopefully at that point, she will be strong in her faith and will know what is right.

This is how I found Olivia when she woke up from a nap at my parents house. Messed up hair, a bib, and one shoe. Haha!

First hair cut! I was done with moving her hair out of her face. So I had to trim the front. Unfortunately, I feel like I trimmed it a little too much :/

Checking out the leaves on the tree <3 <3