Carry Me on a Short Hike

While in CT as part of our family trip, we decide to take a short (short!) hike.  Here, Zoe and I were examining some butterfly weed that was brilliantly orange...and we even saw a Monarch caterpillar creeping along.

I think Zoe still suffers from having a little sister.  When she sees me holding Clementine, she screams, "hold me too!" Of course if I give kisses or compliments, she is affronted: "You didn't kiss me that many times!"  Yesterday I was carrying Clementine down the stairs and she requested that I carry her (at the same time) down the stairs.  I really thought it wasn't a safe idea.  I wasn't surprised that Zoe wanted some carry time on the hike, to balance out the carry time that Tiny had.

We just have to keep reminding Zoe of the great things she gets to do because she is the BIG sister.  Sometimes I take her swimming alone and emphasize that I left the LITTLE sister in childcare.