Sunshine and magic

One nickname that I have for this girl is Sunshine, because that's what she is to my soul.

We usually have a little time to spare between dropping the boys off at school and when preschool starts.  Sometimes we read, sometimes we sing songs, and sometimes she uses that time to primp (or even get dressed).

 She's trying hard to grow up.

 

 When the family went to play laser tag together, it made Emmie's world to go with me to the Dinosaur Museum instead. I'm pretty sure we have a picture somewhere of her big sisters posing with this same dinosaur when they were cute little things.

 The holidays were exhausting, and it was a treat when she was so tired that she fell asleep snuggled up with me one afternoon.

 She loves all things sparkly and fluffy, and thanks to Aunt Mandi, she has a healthy supply of both kinds of dresses. She is all things that are wonderful about being feminine.

But, she also happens to have three older brother, and by golly if she doesn't try to keep up with them.  She might look sweet, and she is, but this girl has spunk and I love it! It warms the heart to see how much she adores her big brothers, and I think her sunshine works on them, too.

One November day, we had run some errands and had a little time before we needed to pick the boys up from school.  We stopped at a park that we had never tried before and had a most amazing time building things out of bark chips, playing tag, and soaking up the warm sunshine in the middle of November.  It was a magical afternoon, and that pretty much sums up my experience mothering this little sweetie:  sunshine and magic.

blowing dandelions in November