She is a sensitive and kind soul, who wonders aloud whether the trees feel sad when they lose their leaves and who partitions off the driveway so nobody will accidentally step on a roly-poly. She loves animals. She has some innate sense of their worth as beings.
She feels deeply, and the slightest of reprimands can cause tears to well up in her eyes. She loves to be loved. Every day, even at 4, she needs to be held and rocked and kissed. And she holds, rocks, kisses, and carries around her stuffed dogs, cats, monkeys, and babies.
She loves sports, especially basketball, and fell in love with the old cartoons featuring Scooby Doo and the Harlem Globetrotters. When I heard they would be in town, I couldn't resist treating my littlest girl to a night on the town - just for her!
Lucy is Anna's biggest cheerleader and her greatest rival. She will run in to announce Anna's newest spoken word, but she also often turns her voice off and signs with Anna, and then turns her voice on to interpret for Anna.
She adores Amelia. She wants to do everything Amelia does, and yet, she won't be bossed. She takes the lead and assigns roles during playtime, and sometimes even acts teary to get Amelia to do what she wants. Amelia almost always acquiesces. The adoration is mutual.
She enjoys a disguise and can rock a mustache - or a doggy snout - for HOURS.
She has a precious voice. I will be very sad when she outgrows her little girl voice.
I rarely end the day before I've had a chance to say at least once, "the LORD broke the mold when He created that child." Truth be told, she's quite possibly indulged and babied a bit more than the others because I know she is the last baby. I'm enjoying her while she's small because I know it all changes too soon.
What absolute light and life she has brought to our family.
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