5

It's hard to believe, but this is Aliyah's last day of being five. In celebration of that, she did a few fun things today. Josh took her and Kiki to the park to ride the paddleboats. She thought that was pretty cool. Daddy didn't have the camera, but I sure wish he would have. She also got to play on the swings and slides. When I got home from work, I took her to get a new dog beanie. She loves playing the beanie games online. After that, we had pizza. When we arrived home we ate brownies since Aliyah has declared she doesn't eat cake anymore. She played outside and was surprised to have some cards and balloons when she got home.

I remember this day five years ago. It was filled with so much anxious eager wonderment. What would it be like to have a little one?? How would we adjust? What would giving birth be like? Well, all of those things took care of themselves. I remember that I couldn't eat after 7 pm that night. We did quite a bit of stuff at the house and Josh wanted me to go to bed early. Yeah, that helped because I just lay there with my mind racing. How do you go to sleep when you know you are going to have a baby in a few hours??

By the same token, I had no idea that time flies by so much quicker when you have kids. I wish I could have some of those moments back. They go by faster than you can enjoy them. I also think back and I can barely remember life without kids. Whenever they aren't with us, we are thinking about them, talking about them, or looking for something for them. What a blessing!

Oh to be five again ready to turn six and enter first grade! Cherish each and every moment--they are precious!!