Sombrero

One of the things I love about Elena is that she has never been afraid to march to the beat of her own drum. She doesn't get too hung up on being like or dressing like everyone else, and she doesn't shy away from doing something that might make her stand out a bit.

This was exemplified earlier this summer when I had her go out to pick strawberries on a very hot and sunny day. She soon went back inside to get a hat and returned wearing 4 baseball caps on her head - one pointing in each direction to give her the maximum amount of shade.

I started to say she should invent something like that, when it dawned on me that someone already had: the sombrero. So she quickly ran up to the attic and grabbed a sombrero I used for Spanish class. It was big enough to shade almost her entire body.

A few weeks later, Grandpa Jim called to see if the kids could go pull weeds in the bean fields. He told them to get ready as early as possible and to wear a hat because it was going to be another hot day. Once again, Elena went out in her sombrero (although she took a slightly smaller one this time). I didn't get to see Grandpa's reaction when she showed up, but I'm guessing he got a kick out of it.