Really???

November 7, 2003

I'm trying to figure out how this happened. How did 6 years go by so incredibly fast? Could the sweet, innocent, 7lb. 7oz bundle of joy really be the young little lady I'm staring at today? I knew it was going to go by fast. Everyone warns you of that. Even strangers in the grocery store will stop, comment on the pig tails, and then warn you that "it's going to go by fast you know?" And actually, I never once doubted what these people said. I felt it going by fast... each day flying by faster than the last! Although I knew each moment was speeding by.... 6 years still managed to creep up on me in the blink of an eye.

I've been saying since Jordyn was only months old, that although it makes a mom sad to see her child get older and older... each new "age" brings something new and exciting that the last didn't offer. Six years old is no different. Jordyn's little personality is the perfect mixture of innocence, wonder and imagination, combined with a growing knowledge, sense of humor and independence. Six is the age where Santa will be searched for in the starry night and the tooth fairy comes and goes without waking anyone up. Yet, six is the age when little minds read Green Eggs and Ham and adults can no longer S-P-E-L-L out words we don't want those ears to hear! Six is so much fun. However, it would be nice if "six" came with a set of car keys or a cell phone to take away on those days when "six" thinks she's "sixteen!"

I look forward to watching this little personality continue to unfold. It's fun to have such an impact on what this little mind is learning... but it's just as fun to experience all that this little person is teaching me! Just the other night I was talking to Jordyn about me being in school. She asked me how much longer I had to go to school. I kind of sighed and explained to her that I wouldn't be done with school until she was 7 1/2 years old. She smiled and said, "It's okay mommy... the years go fast." If she only knew how true those words really are.............

Don't let her size fool you....

Finally... the day that Tyler Gabrielle has been anxiously awaiting is here! This day took forever to come! Well, maybe it just seems like forever because she has been asking on a daily basis, "Is today the day I play soccer?" This little gal not only loves to shake it up at dance class... she has quite the desire to kick a ball, throw a ball or swing a bat whenever she gets a chance! Ever since we told her she was signed up for soccer (itty bitty soccer that is... through the Y), she pulls out the cones, goal and about 5 soccer balls and practices whenever she goes outside! She kept repeating to me on the way to the field today..."dribble, dribble, shoot!" At the end of the day, the players of the team got to each voice their opinion on what the team name should be. Tyler's name won the title... The Cheetahs! It's going to be so much fun watching her for the next 6 weeks. I'll do my best to keep you posted!