bedtime prayers

Last night Bryn started this thing with her doll where she now gets a turn to say prayers with us.  She "Whispers" in her ear and then in her "I'm a doll" voice she repeats what she just told her to say.  At first I didn't know if this was something I really wanted to get started doing since she has a doll and a kitty, and Kyler has a puppy they sleep with.  I looked around the room and thought we might have to move bed time up a half hour to accommodate.  However it turned out to be a very good thing.  Kyler has always relied on us to help him pray and even with encouragement he wouldn't do it by himself ( which is funny since everything else he does he will "Do myself")!  Anyway I have really been working with him to say his prayers by himself, and during the prayer I would prompt him with ideas, but he would never just do it.  So after Bryn had her doll say her prayers, of course Puppy Joe had to go ( that is Kyler's Puppy) and he did it all by himself.  Exactly like Bryn had done, voices and all!! :)

So tonight, when it was his turn I didn't say a word and this is what he said:

"Heavenly Father,

Bless Grandma and Grandpa, Bless Bryn, Daddy, Bryn, Mommy and ME! Bless my puppy Joe, and Bryn's dolly, and Bryn's kitty, and puppy joe.

Amen"

I was so proud of him for doing it all by himself.  And he was so proud when Bryn kept praising him for doing it all himself.  We have a good support system here :)

It was just so cute I had to share.