april 7 day #93 miss independent

day #93

miss independent

sunday afternoon, i saw a group of kids playing outside near our house. i told georgia that if she wanted to go outside and play with them that was fine. so she went to change out of her dress clothes and into some play clothes. afterwards, she ran outside with her bike and walked right up to the group. before she went outside i told her just to go up to the other kids and say, "hi, my name is georgia can i play with you?" and that's exactly what she did. 

every time i see this behavior in her, it amazes me. i don't think that would have the guts to do that at her age. anyway, she was out there with them for a little bit and then the other kids had to go home. she was sad. but daddy stayed out with her.

as i watched her dash across the back yard to join the group of kids, I got that overwhelming feeling that she is growing up too fast. i want to savor every single moment that i have with her. i want to cherish this time in her life. and as i stood there and thought about her growing up and all the things that she was going to be and all the things that she was going to do, i felt the tears welling up in my eyes. my baby girl is growing up right before my eyes.