Today, my sweet little girl turned 6. Our lives have been chaos lately, so it was very important to me that she felt special today. I attended her FABULOUS school play, we kidnapped her at lunch to spend some birthday money and eat Jose Peppers--after school--was swim lessons, pizza and cake at grandma and grandpas. It was perfect. This evening, she was singing in the shower and cuddled up to bed with a mermaid tail blanket. Like most yearly events, I can't help but spend some time in reflection. First, I want to encourage moms everywhere. Parenting is hard. From day 1 with Haley, I felt like I was always struggling to "figure it out". How to not mess her up. As I stand here after 6 years, I still haven't figured it out. But she has turned out to be a wonderful little girl in spite of it all. The 3's and 4's are tough. But something magical happens in kindergarten. ---and I have enjoyed ...
The New Adventures of the Growing Abbott Family