Turning 7...

Yesterday I was watching Julianna and Liam as they played together at the breakfast table. It was one of those moments I wish I could bottle up and replay over and over again, but in the very next minute the moment was gone...forever.

People always say, "They grow up so fast," or "The years will just fly by" and lately I'm beginning to realize how right they are. Sometimes I wish I could just freeze time or hang onto the minues just a little longer. It's hard for me to believe that my children are literally growing right before my eyes.

It's probably cliche' of me to say this but I really, really feel like they were just born yesterday. I can vivdly remember waking up on the morning Elise was to be born and preparing myself for that day. I can remember the errands I ran before I went to the hospital, every word that was spoken, every pain that was felt, everything.

Last night as I put my beautiful little 6 year old to bed I looked into her big brown eyes trying to hold on to 6 for just a little longer, knowing that in the morning 6 would be gone and 7 would take it's place.

This morning as I prepared Elise for school she looked very much like the same little 6 year old I tucked into bed last night but she had a sparkle in her eye that said "Today I'm 7."

Happy 7th Birthday my little Cuppy Cake