forever young

I'm so impressed with M's ability to navigate this tenth year of life.  She's really taking the time to enjoy being a kid still.  She and lP play with mud and ride bikes and do crazy climbing stunts.  These years pass so fast and I love to see her enjoying it.  M has such a positive attitude and helps with the dishes and with lP's school work too.  She is very patient and uses a positive outlook to motivate lP along. 

Sometimes M is actually grumpy and whiny but that just makes me more grateful that in general she is a delight and able to think through hard times.