Charlotte is doing fantastically well this summer, she is having a good time in the garden every day, doesn't care if she is in the sun or the shade, wants to run races against her older sister, loves to go swimming, climbs to the top of the tallest slide and sends herself hurtling down. She is quite the thrill seeker and a bit of a daredevil but she really seems to know her limits and to test herself on them. She is not just doing crazy things because she doesn't understand the consequences, she genuinely appears to weigh up the risks and act with courage. She is also tenacious and insists that we don't help when she is pushing herself to master new things.
My favourite thing I've done with her this summer was when we hired bikes with child seats on the back. Emily didn't like the tipping feeling she had before we took off and took forever to settle down during the ride. She cried so much we should have turned back. Charlotte, on the other hand, loved it from the start (OK, she had a tantrum when we made her wear a helmet), she thought she was riding, grabbed her little handlebars, wouldn't let me touch them, and chatted the whole time. She kept saying, "Baby ride!" She can't say her own name and calls herself Baby, her other favourite was "Whee!" every time we coasted down a hill. I can't wait to take her horse riding!
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I'm smiling at the picture in my head. Rocco loves roller coasters as long as he rides with dad he will try anything. What is it with the achromats? Daredevils at heart?
ReplyDeleteRocco started 3rd grade last week. His teacher is clueless. Ugh. She didn't realize he was a "regular" student. She didn't even know he was to have a report card. She also thought he was to have a different curriculum. My husband had to set her straight. He is like all the other kids. The same!!!
I hope Charlotte charms the pants off of all her teachers and gets equal treatment in her bright future. At least she has you there to set things straight whenever things go off track.