Indulging myself

Since we now have a  beautiful new nephew I am very conscious that my gorgeous littlest girl is just that -  a girl, still a toddler but definitely not a baby now.  That brings a little pang to my heart.  I wouldn't want her any other way and she is growing up, just like her big sister and brothers, to be a special person in her own right - but she is, most certainly, growing up.

So, I thought that I'd indulge myself with a few of my favourite recent photos of my funny, cheeky, happy little girl.

Her very favourite thing - apart, perhaps, from reading books and playing chasing and tickling games with all the bigger people in her family - is stomping around outside.  She really is very happy indeed to be allowed the freedom to explore and run and burn off some of her energy.  In fact, if I forget to close the backdoor when I'm actually intending for us to come inside then I'm in big trouble because she'll be out in the garden like a shot and will not want to come inside.
Sorry for this little midweek foray into soppiness.  I just want to hang onto these precious toddler memories as long as possible.
I'll be back later in the week, I hope, with a proper finished sewing project.  In the meantime I hope you have lovely sunshine like we do.