Letting Jade be Jade

As I sit here staring at my almost three year old, I think to myself how time has flown by. My daughter Jade is such a smart girl. I'm not just saying that because she's my daughter, but its true. Everyone sees it, and I know she knows it. She always puts a smile on my face, no matter how overwhelmed I sometimes get with both her and her sister. She can sometimes be such a girly girl, but sometimes such a boy. Lets just say, she's always herself. I wouldn't want it any other way. She puts on her princess dress, boots, and plays with her race cars. My mother doesn't approve of my girls playing with "boy toys." What is considered a "boy toy" or a "girl toy?" If my daughter is comfortable in a ninja turtle costume with a tutu on, then I'm totally ok with that (that was her Halloween costume this year). I let Jade be just that, Jade. She can be a kicking ass turtle princess and I'm happy that she's happy. She has an amazing personality, is very silly, very witty, a total diva. As I watch her be herself through out our day, I imagine the incredible women she will one day become.