My dearest Addikins -
Today you are finally an “official” teenager. It is a little surreal that you are no longer considered “a little kid,” I mean…you are a teenager…on your way to high school, driving, and ALL THE THINGS!
And while I love watching you grow up into this amazing young woman full of wonder and love, a tiny part of me still wants to go back to when you were a baby in my arms instead of having to fight you to hold all the cute babies now.
While you still LOVE kitties with all of your being, your idea of what you want to be “when you grow up” has changed from being a “vegetarian veterinarian” (what you used to tell everyone – but you really only wanted to help cats) and it continues to change each week.
Maybe a dancer?
Maybe a baker?
Maybe working with kids?
Or maybe a gardener?
Or a scientist?
Whatever it is you decide, Rosie Toes – you are going to be spectacular, I have no doubt. You are determined, smart and incredibly gifted with so many talents, and I just know your first year as a teenager is going to be a great adventure.
Love you with all my heart, Addikins. Happy 13!
-Mama
Oh. This is my first trip over here for a while and this post just melted my heart. I remember the first picture I saw of Addie, in a Best Shot Monday: a tiny little porcelain doll of a child, with the light falling across her face just so. *sigh. So grateful to have journeyed with you guys and watched your beautiful girls grow and develop. Happy birthday Addie! Keep dancing! It keeps you young xxxxxxx