The other morning we woke up to the most beautiful sunrise. Camilla and I took a few minutes to admire the pink sky behind the snow covered rooftops. We also admired the way the frost sparkled on the trees as the sun came up. Frosted trees are one of my favorite things about winter. Though that moment was short, it was super special.
Camilla has been growing and maturing a lot lately. She is like a little "Mom" stuck in a five year old's body. Lately she has been saying things like, "Don't worry, Mom, I can do that! I've been watching you, so now I know how!" Ever since she has started saying that, I have been watching my actions a lot closer. It was such a good reminder to me that I have a little mommy-to-be following in my footsteps and watching me closely. Her independence and excitement amaze me each day. She is always willing to help out with a smile and is super good at thinking up creative, fun ways to get her brothers to do things that I need them to do. Whenever I get a "no" response from Hyrum, she quickly jumps up and makes the problem into a game and Hyrum happily does whatever it was that I asked him to. I don't know what I would do without her!
Whenever we go grocery shopping she always chats with the cashier and says things like, "I'm five, he's three, my little brother is two, and there's one on the way!" Then she goes on to tell them how much she helps out around the house because "mommy's pregnant, and has a hard time with those things."
She is one of the most thoughtful little people I know! She has been sick with a cough lately, so when I tucked her in the other night I told her to come and get me in the middle of the night if she needed anything. She then told me that usually she needs a drink of water, but she is too scared to go downstairs. I told her she can either wake me or Daddy when he's home and then she told me, "No, I won't wake Daddy tonight, because he has a long drive tomorrow and he really needs his sleep." There have also been more than a few mornings where she has gotten up and poured herself and her brothers a bowl of cheerios so that I could have a few extra minutes to rest.
She loves to help me in the kitchen. Whenever I am making bread, she will pull a chair up to the island just to watch. She tells me it's because she wants to know how to do it when she's a mom. Whenever the cookie jar needs refilling she gladly grabs all of the ingredients and enjoys measuring and pouring for me. She is extra good at rolling the dough into balls for gingersnaps!
It's hard being the oldest sometimes. I feel like we expect more of her because of how awesome she is, and sometimes I have to remind myself that she is just a kid. We sure do love her and her optimistic personality. Wherever there's a problem, there's an awesome solution from Camilla. She is such a happy-go-lucky girl and I hope she never loses that!
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