Took these the day before the haircuts last week.  :)

This is where my heart is today…with my little girl, who isn’t quite as little as I wish she was. Today my girl went all double digits on me, and I just stand in disbelief that I have been a mother for a decade. So UNREAL.  How can I be 25 with a 10 yr old?  ;) (Just kidding…)

To my Priya Izabella….

You warm my heart every day.

Although it drives me crazy at times, you amaze me with your free spirit, with your lack of inhibition, with your carefree style.

One thing I will always love is your over dramatic laugh…

So grown up, but still so small.  Ten years is such a new stage, a breaking of a new dawn.

Those beautiful brown eyes….for ten years they have repeatedly melted my heart.

Looking at you, I wonder what type of woman you will become.

I hope that you grow in strength, knowledge and good character, by the grace of God.

I love you precious girl- today and always!!!  And (for you P) I will post more later…baby photos and whatnot.  But right now the house is a bit chaotic!

:)

Most days we don’t look perfect.

We wear grungy clothes around the house.

We have dirty feet.

We don’t even care that we have a band-aid across our face from crossing paths with our brother’s stick fight.

We live in the moment.

Oblivious to the world around…

We are not aware of what people would see as “imperfect.”

We sing. We laugh.  We make goofy faces.

We express our love freely, without inhibition.

we are children | we are loved | we are admired