Today is Brook’s twelfth birthday… how did this happen? How did my little baby girl grow up so quickly and where did all the time go? Very often I wish that I could turn back the clock so that I could revisit and savor all the years prior…when Brook was a wee-little pea. The adorable chubby cheeks, the toothless smiles, the tiny hands that used to fit so perfectly within mine, the way she used to waddle around…I miss those precious moments.
Looking at this recent photo of us it’s obvious to me that my little girl just isn’t that little anymore. Last week I noticed that Brook is now close to being my height, and just the other day we discovered that her current shoe size is an 8 (only one or so sizes smaller than mine!) This happened right after we purchased her first strappy dress (the one she’s wearing in this photo). You should’ve seen how her face lit up when I told her that she could have this grown-up dress. And to go with this dress we picked out a pair of high heels for her to wear…not the heels that you would find in the little girls’ section, but the “real” high heels in the women’s section. Yikes! I suppose that from this point on there’s no more pretending that she’s only playing dress-up.
Several months ago I made Brook a couple of personalized necklaces for her birthday. In the premiere issue of Jewelry Affaire you’ll see these necklaces along with many other examples of simple-to-make jewelry projects. You’ll also see another necklace project of mine that uses air-drying clay. This clay project focuses on the heart shape which happens to be one of my favorite subjects. Hearts, love, family…these images and thoughts inspire me to no end.
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both beautiful. it is quite amazing how fast they grow up. happy birthday to Brook.
March 23rd, 2010
Hi Becky!
Gosh, I didn’t realize I hadn’t visited with you in awhile – looks like I have a lot of fun stuff to catch up on!
Wishing your darling Brook, the happiest of 12th birthdays! May it be filled with all the people and things you love, dear Brook. & what a wonderful picture that is of the two of you.
Wishing you a lovely week!
March 23rd, 2010
Happy Birthday Brook; my husband’s was yesterday~ What a beautiful photo of you, two! I see you and Bill in her; She is a beautiful young lady!
Time marches on and I can so relate, to the dress and shoes. My daughter is going to 8th grade formal; We are in the process of finding what to wear. The transition of young lady to woman is in progress; I am enjoying it, but wish it would go a bit slower. I love your memory of the small hands, chubby cheeks and toothless grins. I can see my girl, covered in grits, wanting to kiss me. (Think of dried white cornmeal, looking like chicken pox) The way their gait was slow and tipsy and then a quick bolt. Every dandelion or clover they picked was a priceless gift or the scribble they drew. We need to cherish this time, it too will pass quickly~
March 23rd, 2010
Ellen, you always have such descriptive memories to share. Happy belated birthday to your husband and I hope that it was special.
March 23rd, 2010
You are both beautiful! Happy Birthday Brook.
I look forward to seeing the necklaces in Jewelry Affaire
March 23rd, 2010
****************HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROOK!!!!!! *********************
If you are anything like your mom, you are a beautiful person, inside and out! And I hope you have a very special day.
I miss the days of little ones running around, too. While in Georgia I got to enjoy my niece’s two little ones and loved every minute of it- even the minute I went upstairs to my bedroom and left my niece and her husband to deal with putting their kids to bed, haha! Age has a way of taking care of the yearning to raise children and in it’s place comes the yearning to have grandchildren (don’t tell my kids that!).
Blessings,
Lisa
March 24th, 2010
happy birthday brook!!! and congrats to you, too, mom……the two of you are beautiful! here’s to a lifetime ahead filled with more precious moments together…..and the many days that brook will be borrowing YOUR shoes!!! xox
March 24th, 2010
I always feel so sentimental when the kids birthdays role around.. thinking of them at the different stages you mentioned. Time seem to go so slowing until I had children, and now.. it flies by! Sometimes I sure would like to find that pause button!
Happy be-lated birthday Brook!
March 25th, 2010
Happy Birthday Brook!…..and hold on Mom, for the wild teen ride. What a great pic of the two of you. She has lost that ‘little girl’ look, but is growing into a beauty, just like her mom. Lots of good things ahead for all of you!
March 25th, 2010
OMG , you guys look beautiful!!!!!
April 18th, 2010
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