AAA and Sunshine doing "tricks":
Look Mom!
SOOO Happy!
Look Mom!
SOOO Happy!
I'm happy and I'm sad. I'm so proud for my two baby girls, but my heart hurts at the same time! The training wheels came off of their bikes yesterday and they couldn't be any prouder. In fact, KitKat just came inside with a training wheel in each hand and asked, "Mom, can these be our trophies?" I should have them bronzed!
It's a good thing, by the way, that KitKat has a younger sister. That seems to be her motivation for most of the things that she does. She had never expressed any interest in riding her bike without training wheels until yesterday when Sunshine asked me to take her training wheels off. By the way, after having four little ones whom we've taught to ride their bikes without training wheels, this is what we've learned: find a small grass hill to practice. The hill gives them enough speed so that they don't lose their balance. We have the perfect incline in our backyard.
Anyway, my friend Elizabeth recently wrote a post about entering a new era of motherhood. I certainly feel that way now. My babies are riding their bikes! My heart hurts! I think that this is the first milestone of this sort that has made me sad. When I put away the high-chairs, strollers, cribs, and huge car-seats, I was happy to put away those big bulky space takers. But now that I am a little further removed from the infancy stage, I am oh-so-sad that they are just a little closer to independence. AAA will be 9 years old tomorrow, and I think, "She is half-way there to being 18 and out of the house." And trust me when I tell you that she is not the type, like her younger brother, to say, "I'm going to live with y'all for the rest of my life." In fact, she has already told me, " When I turn 18, I'm moving to Georgia." (I'm sure tomorrow's post will be a tear-jerker for me!)
Here's to growing-up, independence, proud moments, and hearts bursting!
Thanking God today for the gift of Motherhood! We are blessed, mommies!
It's a good thing, by the way, that KitKat has a younger sister. That seems to be her motivation for most of the things that she does. She had never expressed any interest in riding her bike without training wheels until yesterday when Sunshine asked me to take her training wheels off. By the way, after having four little ones whom we've taught to ride their bikes without training wheels, this is what we've learned: find a small grass hill to practice. The hill gives them enough speed so that they don't lose their balance. We have the perfect incline in our backyard.
Anyway, my friend Elizabeth recently wrote a post about entering a new era of motherhood. I certainly feel that way now. My babies are riding their bikes! My heart hurts! I think that this is the first milestone of this sort that has made me sad. When I put away the high-chairs, strollers, cribs, and huge car-seats, I was happy to put away those big bulky space takers. But now that I am a little further removed from the infancy stage, I am oh-so-sad that they are just a little closer to independence. AAA will be 9 years old tomorrow, and I think, "She is half-way there to being 18 and out of the house." And trust me when I tell you that she is not the type, like her younger brother, to say, "I'm going to live with y'all for the rest of my life." In fact, she has already told me, " When I turn 18, I'm moving to Georgia." (I'm sure tomorrow's post will be a tear-jerker for me!)
Here's to growing-up, independence, proud moments, and hearts bursting!
Thanking God today for the gift of Motherhood! We are blessed, mommies!
1 comment:
Now, I'm crying too! Aren't you blessed those two girls love each other so? Also, post pictures of the playhouse - it's adorable, too! Happy Birthday to AAA, wish I could come for lunch. P.S. the drive looks like Eden - it's really green and lush. love mom
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