Little Miss Sunshine is the name of the yellow Mustang. Brooke LOVES the car. It is so much nicer than we ever imagined!!! It's a super clean car. Brooke was a little unsure at first; like she was in shock. I think she thought it was borrowed or temporary or something? Sunday night she took Mike into the garage and pointed to my Toyota and signed "mom", pointed to Mike's pickup and signed "dad" and pointed to the yellow car and then to herself. It's her car - we keep telling her that. Tonight she wanted to ride in the backseat. Have you ever seen the backseat in a Mustang? There's not much of one...but she insisted. So after 4 trys by mom and a couple of split-looking moves...we called dad over to help. He managed to get her in and she loved it. She giggled all the way down the street. And then we had to figure out how to get her out. And then back in again after supper, and then to ma's to take papa for a ride...at which time we left her in the backseat so we wouldn't have to struggle with it again. We're learning! I usually ride in the backseat because it's easier to get me in and out than her, but she knows the backseat is usually her domain, so she wanted to give it a try.
Mike and I have both been asked, "Can Brooke drive?" No, she can't. She can't ride a bicyle either but she has one that she rides with me. She can't skate but she's been skating. She can't swim but she's played in the water. Let me explain...just because she can't doesn't mean she shouldn't. We do what we do FOR Brooke and BECAUSE of Brooke. I said when she was baby that I wanted her to have as normal a life as possible. And we have been blessed enough to finally make a few of our dreams for her come true. Life is so fragile...it's up to us to make the most of it. Something as simple as yellow makes her happy. And I love seeing her smile!
She is OUR Little Miss Sunshine!!
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