30 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 27--Charlotte

Today we're thankful for Charlotte, our 3-year old wonder. We're thankful for her zest for life and activity beginning at 5:45am each morning (and ending sometimes as early at 6:30 with her putting herself to bed). We're thankful for her ability to run wild outside with the neighborhood boys just as readily as playing with dolls and teddy bears. We're thankful for her love of water, and even though she's been swimming for a year now, we're still so happy that she is a fish. We're thankful for her ability to navigate a Spanish-speaking preschool with Spanish-speaking teachers without too much hesitation. We're thankful for her love of Dexter the monkey. . .our one kid who still ASKS to play with Dexter when it isn't just a chore. We're thankful for her vocabulary that is expanding each day, making us laugh and laugh. We're (usually) thankful for her love of creating art projects (although that art project USUALLY involves putting glue, markers, and tape on prohibited spaces). We're thankful for her appetite for nearly ALL veggies and especially gallo pinto (though she isn't a big meat person at all). We're thankful for our cuddle times together.