Ode to Sophie

There are some days when your children are particularly adorable (and sometimes when they are not). There are some weeks when your children are well-behaved (and some when they are not.) There are some months when your children are happy and content and cause little trouble (and some when they are not.) Sophie is my happy girl. Period. She rarely has a "bad" day. She is smiley and happy and does what I ask of her. She hardly ever throws a tantrum. She is my goofy girl and loves to pull funny faces with me and make funny sounds. She is always good to say thank you. It's really the cutest thing because she says it so enthusiastically. If I help her with anything she is quick to reply, "Oh thank you mommy!!!" She is our resident dare devil and has no fear. When we would go sledding she would jump on the sled head first and fly down the hill. She doesn't mind having her head in water (our other children hate having water on their heads). She loves to explore outside and would stay outside all day long if I let her. She loves animals and has no fear of them. The other day she walked to the back of our field to see the horses in the neighboring field. I'm sure if she could have figured it out she would have gotten on one of them and gone for a ride. She is one tough girl. When she gets hurt, she hardly ever cries about it. She can hold her own when she wrestles with daddy. She was taking down her older brother before she could walk! (She would grab onto his legs until he fell down and then she would lay on him!) It's obvious that she has an older sister and brother. She loves to play with dolls and dress-ups, more so than even Emma. But she also likes to play with cars and action figures, like her brother. She is tender-hearted, but strong enough to let you know when she doesn't like something. Ahhhh. . .Sophie, she can always make me smile. She is my little darling and I just love being her mommy!

(Yes, I have three other kids and I am dedicating entire posts to them too in the near future.)