I Can't Help Falling in Love, . . .

This picture is actually from haircut day, but it's a perfect example of the thoughtful expression that Allie has so often, . . .




While shopping with Allie and Annie today, I let them open various "music" valentines. Allie opened one and was so excited when she said "Mom! It's a Christmas Valentine!" "I don't think so, honey." But she insisted, "Yes it is! It's about baby Jesus!" She opened it again for me and I heard Elvis singing,

"Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can't help
Falling in love with you"

I was trying my best to figure out which Christmas song she thought it was, and as she played it again I realized that "Wise Men" was what made it all about Christmas for her! I thought that was so sweet, but then she looked up at me with tears in her eyes and said, "It's making me cry, mama. It's giving me happy tears." She is just the sweetest girl! I so often wonder just what she's thinking, . . . Allie, I can't help falling in love with you, my precious girl!