Grandchild #2 - Brittany

Brittany has been in our family since she was eight months old, and sometimes we forget that she wasn't born into it. Just the other day Scott and I were talking about one of Brittany's characteristics (I can't remember what) and my comment was that it must have come from her mom's side of the family, because we didn't have that trait in ours. Then I caught myself. It's not that I was being dumb, but just that I think of Brittany truly as family.

She is a dark-eyed beauty, and always has been. When she was little that beauty tended to hide behind a thin little kid with a runny nose who hated to have her nose wiped, but now that she has grown into her height and out of the illnesses (for the most part anyway) she is lovely. And is beginning to develop a charming sense of humor - can she make me laugh! We have lots of fun together. It's only been for about the last year that I have contributed to some of her daycare, too, and I am grateful to Lisa and Scott for letting me help. It's given me a lot of time with her and we've gotten to know each other a little better.

Now six, Brittany is just six months younger that Kayla, but you'd never know it. She is taller, and reads at a higher level. She has been reading poems from Shel Silverstein's "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and is able to grasp the humor. Kayla likes the book, too. They are very close in development, which makes them close as cousins. I try to have them over together some, so they can have playtime with each other.

Brittany is a very watchful and considerate older sister to Mason (now 2). The other day he had only been gone from the room for a minute when she asked me "Where's Mason?" He was close, but she is aware of him in a very big sisterly way. She has helped me so much with him, and she is the only one who can translate "Ca Hay Sur" into "Can I have cereal?", so Mason's life is much easier for him, too. He turns to her all the time when he needs something. Lucky boy, to have a big sister, huh, Scott?