Church with Daphne

Daphne likes to go to church because she LOVES to go to Nursery. She talks about it throughout the week, but especially Sunday morning as we're getting ready, telling us all her plans: "Play toys, color, eat gummy bears, goldfish, drink water..." Apparently even the water tastes better there. Sometimes she lists off the names of the other kids in her class. Sometimes she starts singing a song she learned there. And from the beginning of Sacrament Meeting, if there is ever a pause or quiet moment she asks excitedly "Go Nursery now?!" Actually she is getting better and only asking toward the end of the meeting, but there really was one Sunday when she asked after EVERY prayer, song, speaker, announcement, etc... and each time she asked more loudly so that by the closing prayer (which we assured her was really the last thing and then it would be time for Nursery) she stood up and yelled "GO NURSERY!" She just loves that place.

the bow never makes it to church, but she likes to wear it for a few minutes before we leave

In spite of (or perhaps because of) her excitement about Nursery, she's really pretty well behaved during that first hour. We bring a few small things to entertain her, sometimes a snack - but she mostly just enjoys people-watching. And visiting Grandma and Grandpa, or Uncle Josh or Aunt Katie or Kelsey (they usually sit next to us). We remind her occassionaly to whisper, but she's pretty quiet most of the time. She holds a hymnbook and hums along with everyone while we sing. She likes to take the bread and water (Sacrament) and declares them each "SO yummy." So while I still don't get as much out of church as I used to, and there are some Sundays when we do have to take her out in the hall for a break, it's overall a pretty stress-free experience - for which I'm very grateful.