Growing Up

As it is now October, I thought I better do a little catch up on the last month. Where better to start than with BIRTHDAYS. Colin and Reagan both have had their birthdays. Colin on the 25th of August and Reagan on the 25th of September.

I shed a few tears thinking of Colin as 10. There is something about that double digits that send my world spinning. How I wish Icould keep him small. Now every time I look at a baby boy or even a young boy, I get all nustalgic. I find myself (even more than normal) trying to hold ever little boy in sight. I'm sure that some of the mothers at church think I'm a stauker. I am count down the days until he will no longer want to talk to me about his promblems, tell me about Star Wars, or even drop him off at school. There are things I wish I could change about his first 10 years and there is also much I wish I could just keep reliving. Those moments that are so dear to my heart. I never had to worry about the kind of person Colin would be. His heart is so beautiful. He is kind, sensitive, caring, enthusiastic, ans smart. As I watch him start over at a new school full of strangers. I realize how brave he is. (Can you tell I'm proud?)

Reagan is now 4. She wasn’t even 1 when we moved into our house in Colorado. She has grown into an amazing little person. She misses all her friends (big and small) in Colorado, but she is quick to love those she meets. She is so giving and sweet. She loves playing with her big sisters and yet she still loves her time with Hallie. They play so well together. She makes us all laugh with her funny faces and her giggles. She is a faithful daddy’s girl and will be forever. We love her so.

The day before her birthday, Reagan picked out a yummy cheesecake that we ate with our friends up the street (Robin and Cade). We also watched a fun movie "Penelope" that our kids loved. The next morning, on her actual birthday, Reagan followed in her older sisters' footsteps by getting a bike helmet so she can be a tough, big girl and ride her little bike. She got Barbie's "Rapunzel" movie because she asks to watch movies everyday. She got a princess crown and a purse because she loves dressing up and being fancy. If something comes up missing in the house, one of the first places we look is inside Reagan's purse. Chapstick, gum, money, pencils, Littlest Petshop animals, they all go in the purse. Maybe Hallie will learn to share from watching Reagan (at least we can hope)!