ANOTHER YEAR OLDER

tomorrow aubrey will turn seven......

she has accomplished so much this year......

she has danced in her first ever recital! in front of tons of people!

i was SO proud of her that i cried .....

she danced in her teachers wedding.....

again i was so proud i cried.........

she got her ears pierced...........

she cried.........

she spent good times with LOTS of cousins.........

she laughed and played...........

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as i look back at the year i can't help but be proud of what this little girl has accomplished......for the most part she is shy....a bit timid at times.....
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she wanted to take dance lessons....she knew that a recital was in the future and that she would have to get up in front of others and perform.....she became determined and in the end she did not fail.....she has since dance in her teachers wedding....in front of several people......she has danced at festival of trees, also in front of other.....lots of them.....and she was wonderful! little by little she is coming out of her shell to do the things that will only make her a better person later on as she grows up.
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one day she informed me....yes "informed" me that she was going to be getting her ears pierced.....i knew she would cry because she had NO clue that it would hurt.....she almost didn't let the girl do the second ear.....but when i "informed" her it would make her walk lopsided she carried on and finished the job.

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aubrey, as you grow older, remember this one thing.....I LOVE YOU! i love you unconditionally.....there is nothing you could do or say to me that would make me feel any different. i know that in times to come you may say or do things i don't approve of....you may fail at something that you've tried so hard at but i will NEVER hold any of that against you, but will just love you all the more for trying.
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i hope you can see the love i have for you as you grow older that my own mother has shown me. i want to be the mom to you that mine is to me....the one that LOVES me unconditionally.
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so, now it is time to wipe away the tears and tell you one more time....
I LOVE YOU!
hope your birthday is a special one!