Life of Hootie Hoo #3--Kyrie Eleison: Our Little Tiger is 3!

Our little tiger is officially three!! I can't believe that three years have gone by since we welcomed our third child into the world! We have truly been blessed to have her in our family. She brings so much laughter into our lives. She definitely keeps us on our toes...we never know what she may do or say. Often times it comes out when we are disciplining her which requires A LOT of strength not to laugh at her. Many times we keep a straight face, but there are times when the laughter rolls out of us. The world needs people like Kyrie. She will be the one to keep things changing...will encourage people to be think out of the box...she will bring laughter to "tense" situations. She also has the personality of doing things in her own time. I must admit, I often get frustrated repeating the same expectations day in and day out. But when she decides in her own time that the expectation is worth following, there is no turning back. Some might be worried about this personality trait, but I find comfort in knowing that when she gives her life to Jesus, then there will be NO ONE who will change her mind and she will be COMPLETELY sold out to Him...it is just praying her to that point of giving her life to Jesus. She continues to be very maternal...she LOVES her some babies...doll or human form...it does not matter. She is the one that wants to help in the kitchen, help with chores...she just wants to help. I love this characteristic about her and know that the Lord will continue to grow this in her and use it for His glory.

Kyrie has been doing so well in school this year. She has started writing her name; is coloring in the lines; is reading simple, repetitive books. I am so proud of all that she is able to do and often times, she is keeping up with her sister and brother in our school routine. I often times forget that she was just two when we started school this year! She will be starting AWANA in a couple of weeks. She went to watch Josiah and Sophie do their group time a couple of weeks ago and REALLY wanted to stay for the class time. The club director said that she could start coming since she was turning three, so I think we are going to give it a try and see how she does.

We had a little get-together on her birthday at the Chick-fil-a in town. It was nice to celebrate Kyrie with some old/new friends and family. Here are a few pictures from her party. I hope to go take her three-year-old pictures sometime next week...we have had some sick Hootie Hoos, so we just didn't have time to go take them. And let's be honest...pictures with a boogie nose...well, I don't think she would want to look back and know that I had a picture like that hanging on our family picture wall!