Just a day...

Monday, August 30th, we were on our way to the Evergreen Fair.

We were discussing whether to stop and get pre-paid tickets, or to use a coupon that we had and which would be the better deal...

I turned to Kevin and said, "well at least Makylie is free..."

She then said...VERY matter-of-factly, and little bit irritated....

"I am not "free", I am FOUR!!!"
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That little girl...
She is so smart and opinionated!
She is such a sasser!
She is such a thinker! She spends her time processing things all of the time, and then says something...and you just wonder, WHERE it came from! Then you realize she is putting her thoughts on a conversation that finished an hour before. She just spent all of that time thinking about the whole thing. Usually, her comments are really smart too. Things that actually took that processing time to come up with.

This was the same day that she told us that it would be scary to die.
WHAT???? Where did that come from?
We still don't really know...but it was a complicated thought for a four year old, in my opinion.

Her mind is funny. Her little thoughts and opinions that are making her such a whole person.
It amazes us every single day.

We laugh and marvel about who she is evolving into.

She keeps us guessing.
She certainly keeps us smiling!

Kids...
They are a phenomenon...
How they make their mark on us, long before we ever meet them...
How they surprise us with their remarkable way of growing into functioning little people.
How, even in their worst moments, you just simply, IN NO WAY, can imagine your life without them.
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I wouldn't trade FOUR for anything!!!!

Happy Friday!