What a Girl Wants

Today was a big day in the life of sibling relations at the circus. 

Around my daughter’s third birthday, my strong willed, independent, knows what she wants toddler, morphed into a “whatever big brother does, that’s what I want too” little sister (she still kept her strong will however).  Her favorite color went from purple to red (her brother’s fav color).  For the past  week she has been telling me how she wants a Spiderman cake just like her brothers when it is her birthday.

But today things changed.

There was a face painting booth at our local grocery store today.

What?  Your grocery store doesn’t offer free face painting?  Man, how prehistoric! 

My son walked up and of course asked if she could paint Spiderman on his face.

Nothing earth shattering there.  If you follow me on Twitter, you know we’ve been fully immersed in the world of Spidey here at the circus.

But, then  it came time for my daughter to get her face painted.  I was sure she too would want Spiderman.

When the lady asked what she wanted on her face, she replied “Dora”

Do you get the significance of that choice?  Not only did she pick her own thing, but she went second.  So, she actually picked something different than her brother! 

This is a huge banner day here at the circus!

My little girl has a mind of her own!

(Yes, it appears that I am celebrating the fact that now in addition to looking for all things Spiderman, I also get to look for all things Dora…I am celebrating commercialism at it’s finest).  That’s ok, I’ll take it… I am just happy to see my little girl think for herself!