Look at her. Isn’t she pretty? This is the girl I call my baby. She’s turning 17 today!
Time has no respect, does it? It just keeps ticking away. While I could go on some ‘how do they grow up so fast’ tangent….I won’t. Everybody knows, time is fleeting and if I had to guess…it’s ramped up even more so when it comes to being a parent. I remember thinking, wishing for my babies to hurry up to the next big thing. Every little milestone just pushes us to want more…
And then….
You’re standing there looking up at your grown kids wondering how time flew by so fast. Cherish those sleepless nights, savor those silly comments (write them down too), hold tight to those chubby little bodies. Because this—–>
Doesn’t last long enough!
H A P P Y
B I R T H D A Y
G A T E S !!
I love you so much and I’m very proud of the young woman you’ve become.
Tags: birthday girl, growing pains, speeding time