Hello Kitty Ring and Husbands

For some reason my daughter likes to bring up the topic of husbands and marriage quite often.  Sometimes, I think it is too often for a 4 year old.  However, when she brings it up, it reminds to pray for her future husband - that he will be a God-fearing man, love Lilly very much, be a family man, and be able to provide for his family, etc. 

The other day, she mentioned that when she does get married she wants her husband to buy her a Hello Kitty Ring as her wedding ring.  I told her that I would write that down to tell him when we meet him. :)

While we were on our trip to SC, we spent some time at my Dad's house.  My 15 year old brother lives there and Lilly absolutely loved spending time with him.  During our visit, she decided she was going to marry my little brother.  More recently, we had a conversation about who she could and couldn't marry.  She asked if she could marry Scott (my brother), Grandpop, Daddy, and a whole list of other relatives.  I told her you can't marry anybody who has the same blood as you and went on to explain that she has some of my blood, her daddy's blood, her grandparent's blood, etc.  She looked at me with an expression that told me she thought I was out of my mind. 

So, then I went on to name all of her friends who were an option for her to possibly marry one day.  I think she is beginning to get it, but I think she needs a little more information on the "blood" thing.

Name for a Husband

This morning at the breakfast table,

Lilly:  When can I be a Mommy?

Me:  When you have a baby?

Lilly:  When can I have a baby?

Me :  When you have a husband and are much older?

Lilly: What kind of name do you think my husband should have?

Me :  What?

Lilly:  I want my husband to have a good name like Mark or something like that
(side note - her Daddy's name is Mark)

Me:  Well, why don't we focus on finding a husband who loves God and loves you and wants to be a good Daddy rather than his name.

She give me this confused stare.  hahaha