My Sweet Little Girl

On one hand my sweet little girl is the perfect princess. She loves to get dressed up, insists on wearing pink and prefers dresses and skirts over pants. She loves makeup. One time I came into the bathroom to find she had applied mascara with the precision of a pro, until she rubbed her eye and smeared black all over. She has sass like you would not believe, but she can be so tender and sweet and loving. She is a good little "mommy" to all her baby dolls. And, can this girl sing. From a very early age she has been able to sing in perfect pitch. We can almost always tell exactly what she is singing by the tune. She has a little trouble with the words, though. She knows most of the worship songs we sing in church and she has every song from High School Musical memorized. Total girl through and through.
On the other hand... she is the messiest child!!! All her clothes have stains on them. Her hair is always in tangles. She picks her nose and her rear end (Not usually at the same time). She could care less if she is covered in go-gurt, dog hair and snot all at the same time. She is not afraid of bodily functions. On a recent morning, I was getting ready in the bathroom when she bursts in "I have to go potty!" "Ok, then go." I say. As she is going she passes a little gas. So, being the thinking kind of child that she is, she asks quite sincerely, " Mom, how come in the morning when I go potty, my bottom says phhheeeewww?" You would just have to hear her say this in her sweet little voice. I reply that most people's bottoms say phhheeewww in the mornings. That is just how our bodies work. That satisfied her.
So all this to say what a precious child my little Mellie is. She is most definitely a princess but she will be able to hold her own.