her eight year-old heart is brimming with so much compassion, emotion, and love that it has to suffer the occasional burst. and after a good cry-out, her permanent-toothy smile returns with a vengeance. i'm sad the toothless smile didn't hang around for longer. despite my pleads, these kids just keep on growing.
but i'm enjoying these longer-legged lovlies of mine. being able to do big kid stuff with them is fun. and we're lucky to still enjoy some of the little kid stuff too- mia's still president of our fan club. whenever she sees us after being away for any period of time (school, quick trip to the store, whatever) she still gets a running start before jumping on us with her overzealous hugs. my back doesn't like it, but my heart sure does!
this post is a few days early because we have big plans to celebrate the greatness of eight that don't include being anywhere near a computer. a very happy birthday to my big-hearted bug. i can't wait to celebrate with you!
(psst, tiff- do you remember that day? the day a 2 year-old mia insisted on eating her cereal with a gigantic serving spoon and wearing her jammie shirt atop on her head like a do-rag? and she squeezed herself into miley's walker and made english muffin pizzas for lunch? that was a good day. as good as any waterfall hike for sure.)
2 comments:
How is she already eight? The fact your babies are growing up so fast is my inspiration. I feel I might survive knowing they are little for such a small amount of time. Wish we could be there, give her a big hug and lots of kisses for us.
Every time I hear "I Was Made For Sunny Days" I think of Mia. (I actually got a little choked up on the way to school listening to it and thinking of her the other day. I'm becoming more like you all the time. :)
She has turned into such an amazing girl. The world would be a much better place if more of us were like Mia.
Give her a hug for me.
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