Ally is TEN! I am amazed at how fast the time flies! It seems like just a few years ago I was pregnant for the first time and eagerly awaiting becoming a mother (read: scared to death!) I am so excited for her to continue to become a real person. She is smart, funny and very involved. She also knows exactly what she wants. This birthday brought that realization into clear focus. Here are a few examples.
We went shopping for her birthday outfit and she chose this shirt right off. We looked and looked and shopped for a long time, but she kept coming back to this shirt. She likes how the ruffles bounce up and down as she dances hip hop.
Ally decided she wanted to go to dinner for her birthday. She wanted Texas Roadhouse because her favorite thing to eat is Steak. Did I mention she is only 10?
In school this year they read a book about Eleanor Roosevelt. Her favorite cake was Angel Food Cake with Pink Whipped Cream (full of fresh strawberries). Ally copied the recipe out of the book and brought it home. This was in February. When it came time to choose the cake she wanted, she pulled out the recipe and said, "this is what I want for my birthday cake." Not super pretty, but MAN did it taste good!
We had a cake with our IF cousins. We have a bigger, better swimming party planned for when more cousins will be in town next week.
Ally is an amazing help around the house. I love watching her grow and become a beautiful young woman. Last night at dinner she asked if she got to go to Girls Camp this year. We told her she had to be 12. Then it hit me that soon she will be. I feel like I missed a few years somewhere along the way to have children old enough to be thinking about young women and caring whether they have their nails painted. She is growing up way to fast for me, but I feel like I am powerless to stop it.
Did I mention she shaved her legs the other day? She showed me this morning.
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Wow, I'm afraid to blink because I know that will be me pretty soon. What a nice young lady Ally is becoming!
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