It wasn't until we had the kids pics (Ella's 4 yer and the twins 6 mth) done that I realized that my tiny princess is becoming a young lady. She posed prim and proper with her sassy as only she can do attitude for every picture that they asked her to take. She reveled in seeing the finished project and proclaiming to Bill and I that she is a big girl now. At four she understands so many things that I'm not sure I understood at 16.
We recently celebrated both St. Patrick's Day and Easter. The first ones ever for the babies. Ella loved helping get the boys and herself dressed in their green St. Patricks Day gear. She giggled and showed her brothers all of the fish at the Newport Aquarium. Then danced her heart out to the Irish music playing at Cladagh. The boys both loved Aquarium and were happy to go along to dinner. Easter weekend allowed Bill and I to take Ella out without the babies. This is the first time since they were born, and Id forgotten how much I love spending that alone time with her, and vowed to do it more often with each of the kids. Even if is making sure that I spend the same amount of snuggle time with each, I need to make sure they know how much I love them for who they are independently. We took Ella to Kalahari, the local indoor water park, and she loved playing and swimming in the water. Easter was spent eating to much food, and hunting for eggs.
Now we look forward to warm days and outdoor fun. We can't wait to let the boys swing on the new swing set, go swimming for the first time at a pool, play in the splash pad and grass at the Greene while listening to the band, go hiking and explore local forest. While I don't want time to speed up, I can't wait to see what this summer of outdoor fun will bring.
