sweet innocence

wow, this summer seems to have flown by. i've been so busy i feel like i didn't get a chance to enjoy it, and yet there were many fun things that we did, so i can't complain. with all our busy-ness i haven't had any time to blog. but i wanted to write down a comment before i forget. my brother-in-law who is on a mission in japan, said that he loves hearing all the funny things that maddie says, and since i print our blog off for him, then you all just have to endure all my daughter's silly comments, so that uncle jordan can hear from maddie.
background for the story: we were outside at my mom's when our neighbors dog was tragically hit by a car. it was so sad, and yet there was no way of avoiding it because of how the dog ran out into the street (long story), but we were all there to see it and this puppy was about 2 or 3 months old, so she was still learning not to bite... therefore maddie calls this puppy, "the little doggy that bites." so, then the other day i was trying to explain to maddie about my grandma after she passed away. i told her that she was ok, and that her body just stopped working and that she was happy in Heaven. so, then maddie asked me "Is she up in Heaven with the little doggy that bites? and all the other doggies because that's where all the doggies go?" it was so sweet, and she obviously had remember the conversation about the dog too. Then later, last weekend, was my grandmother's viewing and funeral, and as we walking into the church and i explained to maddie that we were going to see great-grandma, she asked me, "Are we in Heaven?" It's those sweet innocent moments when your kids say something that just take my heart!