Brownie

This one cracks us up.

She's been the one who has astounded us with her Local Dialect. She's been the one who is the first to give negative feedback to the rest of us if she's too cramped in the back of the taxi, too hot on the bus or too thirsty to take another step.

She is our canary in the coal mine.

She's always ahead of her siblings by about 30 minutes or so before we face outright rebellion. Just before the tsunami of complaining hits us...she's the early warning system.

But she is so very, very funny.

Last night she crawled up in bed with Daddy and Momma and we were having a love fest. "Oh Brownie we are so thankful that God gave you to us! What a precious blessing you are. We love you so, so much."

Alight with the flame of love, Brownie, in her best Director's voice says to us "You two, put your heads on me."

Swept up in the beauty of the moment we gently rested our heads on each side of her outstretched arms. She hugged us, giggled and we continued to pour out affirmations on her...

"Wonder who God has made you to be? A great leader? A devoted mother? A doctor who heals people in the jungle? A brilliant musician? You are an amazing gift to us!"

The experience was so lovely. She returned our affections. She kissed our foreheads and told us what wonderful parents we were.

We wanted the experience to go on and on...

...but, this is Brownie...and soon the temperature began to rise, the pressure on her arms and chest became a bit uncomfortable...and so without warning to us...

"OK guys, that's enough. Get off."

A girl who knows what she wants...gotta love it.