scarlett....

loves to read....

and at 6 years old, is reading harry potter.   

ah, a girl after my own heart......

i think the thing i love the most about this picture is the dirty fingernails.....so very typically scarlett.  she is the sweetest, most loving child.  she is so much like her mother...

shannon was the best child to raise.  she was so easy, and i was spoiled by that. 

 i was a single mom when her dad and i divorced.  she was just 3 years old and it was just her and i for the most part.  my parents were very helpful and helped with babysitting whenever i needed it.  my dad was a wonderful influence on her and they adored her, their first grandchild.  

scarlett has the same temperament as shannon did and is just a joy to be around. 

we watched scarlett a lot when she was a baby and we grew very close to her.  she is our first grandchild, too,  and we have a very special bond with her.

she is sassy...

and sweet...

and extremely smart....(yes, i am prejudiced)

we truly love this girl.

i adore this picture of her.  i love that she is sitting in the window seat reading.  i love her curled toes, her silly band bracelets and the way she is pinching her foot. 

she is the polar opposite of her sister.....  

the handful....

but we'll save that for another post.