Growing Up

I've met parents who are so happy to see their children grow up and learn new things, and I would say that I am not one of those parents. Seeing my kids grow up makes me sad, and with Rebecca, I think this past year has been the hardest so far.

This year she learned to ride her bike without training wheels, she started going to school, and lately she's been reading a few words on her own. We took her to the dentist a few weeks ago for a cleaning, and she came out of her appointment showing us her loose tooth. Today she lost that tooth, and the one next to it is soon to follow.

I feel like I can't keep up with all of the new things going on with her! Is it going to slow down at all? Or is this the start of her learning and growing in a million ways every year until she's all grown up?

And I have to remember to have the Tooth Fairy visit Rebecca tonight and replace her lost tooth with a dollar. I have a feeling that the Tooth Fairy is going to forget since she's already scatterbrained, and now she has even more on her mind with all of the growing up going on at her house.

I have to include this picture I got of William today. For some reason after church he decided he needed to change into shorts with his black socks and church shoes. But he also put on a sweater since it's getting cold out. To me he looks like a rich old man who's ready to go sailing. At least with him the only growing I've noticed lately is in his feet and body.