They are FIVE! (Wordlessy Wednesday)

Happy, happy birthday to my precious daughters, Lindsey Faith and Sydney Paige! You two girls are the light and joy of my life. I love waking each morning to your smiling faces and "Good Morning Momma!". You are both my 'I Love You', as one of our favorite book's says.

My Lindsey Girl: You are still my girl of extremes! From the first days in the NICU, 'boring' was not the word for you! You were either leaping forward three steps or crashing down. You are still the same, either so mad or frustrated, but then also, my little lovable Lindsey, who just wants to cuddle with her momma or daddy. I love how you draw! What a fine artist you are! I know you love to color and write...oh, and I'm so glad that you enjoy momma's favorite pastime too: READING! I'm amazed at how you've taken to riding your bike this summer! At the beginning of the summer, you didn't even want to get on it and now I can't get you off it! And what a dancer! You make such a beautiful ballerina! You make my heart so happy, Lindsey Lou!

My Sweet Sydney: Easygoing, go-with-flow...you too, from the early days in the NICU, just plugged along, never alarming us too much, just making consistent strides every day. It's so interesting to me to see your personality develop and have it be so much like how you were at a few days old. You have such a warm and caring way about you, Sydney. Always concerned about your sister, and really everyone. I love how you are so interested in animals. I think you would make a great Dalmatian! Boy, are you a good dribbler! You've been practicing, haven't you? And juggling too? Awesome! I'm glad that you are developing such a love for sports! You just keep on running, kicking the ball, and flipping off the couch. Full of smiles, you make me smile all the time, Sydney Sue!

I know that my words here will never fully express what you mean to me, how I feel so blessed to be your mother, how every day I look at you and think that I can't believe you are even here, alive, and yet you continue to surprise and amaze us with your outcomes and abilities.

I'm so happy and proud that you chose me to be your mom! You two are exactly who I would've chosen to be my daughters if I could have. I look forward to watching you grow from little girls, to young women to adults. I hope that I can be the type of mom that some day you will want to be like.

God Bless you always, my little girls.

I treasured you then...I treasure you now...I treasure you always.















and today...


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