Beth is like a box of chocolates.....

.... you never know what you're gonna get.

I have been told, by a few, that I can't hide my feelings with my face. 

I suppose it just qualifies another reason that I would never be good at poker.

Anyway, my sweet girl is expressive to the extreme.

Lately it seems, well 90% of the time she is in a tantrum of some sorts.

She may have the expressive gene from me but the TEMPER gene is all from her father.

I have often said that she is a female version of Brian.

(Brian of course doesn't see it all... big shock there.)

She isn't scare of a conflict. It's almost as if she is drawn to it like a moth to the flame.

She doesn't back down and stands her ground.

She thinks on her feet and is known to be verbally quick minded.

She is passionate in her arguments.

She is very, very smart. Clever even.

She doesn't get pushed around.

She is strong willed.

She is never silenced.

She is loud.

She is funny and creative.

She is a natural feminist.

And the most dangerous, she can be extremely charming. 

All of these attributes will work well for her..... someday.

Someday when she is making her way in the world as a young and highly educated woman.

They are not working that well for her at 3 1/2 with her parents.

Thus, on the average day, getting sent to her room 3-5 times for a time outs.

When it's before 9am and already being sent to her room, I know it's going to be challenging day. Just like today. I almost foolishly threaten not sending her to school if she didn't check her attitude. Then quickly I thought better of the threat..... I needed her to go to school!

Then there are times like these that she is so completely innocent and cuddly.

In an instant I can almost forget her "gifts".

Oh- by the way, do you like the sleep mask and bed head?

She also manages to drape herself in as much pink as humanly possible.

We couldn't find her new plush pink blanket that she got for Christmas last night.

I told her she could go with out it for one night.

She just looked at me and told me that she NEEDED it.

It was how she got her powers.

As our next door neighbor says, "Pink is not a color but an attitude."

Um. Hmmm.

(Yes, I located the blanket and she recharged her powers while sleeping.)

These are equally nice times.

 Seeing her with the expressiveness of laughter.

Here with Megan and McKenna, 

she is definitely in her comfort zone among like minded, crazy girl friends. 

This next series of images were all taken in about a 30 second sequence.

It demonstrates how quickly things can change.

From distressed and cold...

to laughing at Sam...

....to modeling for me.

She is destined for greatness.

(At least that's how I got myself mentally through the last tantrum.)

;)