Our Fantastic Family Of Four Forever Believes

"Other things may change us, but we start and end with family" Anthony Brandt

Thursday, July 03, 2008

OUT WITH THE OLD; IN WITH THE NEW

I NOTICED A LOT OF CHANGES IN MY CHILDREN'S ROOMS TODAY WHEN I WAS STRAIGHTENING UP THE HOUSE. I DIDN'T SEE THE OLD TOYS THAT THEY USE TO PLAY WITH. I DIDN'T SEE LITTLE TOY FIGURINES, LIKE STAR WARS OR POKEMON, AND I DIDN'T SEE LITTLE PLASTIC DOLL FIGURINES STRODE THROUGHOUT THE ROOM. THERE WERE NO CARTOON DVD'S AND CERTAINLY NO WORDS LIKE" HEY, LETS PLAY WITH THE SPIDERMAN WEB BLASTER". I SEE I-PODS AND PLAYSTATIONS, HANNA MONTANA SING-A-LONGS,AND YES SPORTS TROPHIES AND MEMORABILIA. MY CHILDREN ARE GROWING UP AND DOING IT FASTER THAN I WANT THEM TO. CAIDEN'S MENTAL CAPACITY IS FAR BEYOND HIS YEARS. THESE TOYS THAT HE USED TO PLAY WITH ARE NO LONGER A PART OF HIS LIFE. NO MORE PLAYING IN SANDBOX, OR SWINGING ON THE SWING SET. MY CHILDREN CONSIDER THESE THINGS TO BE "BABY" STUFF NOW. AND RIGHTFULLY SO, BECAUSE AS WE GROW OLDER, WE LEAVE BEHIND THOSE THINGS THAT WERE ONCE FAMILIAR TO US. WE HAVE TO LEARN THAT PUTTING UP THE OLD, WILL BRING IN NEW THINGS, NEW TRADITIONS, AND NEW HOBBIES TO HELP US GROW INTO OUR OWN INDIVIDUALS. YES, I AM A LITTLE SAD, BUT WE MUST LEARN TO PUT AWAY PAST THINGS AND WELCOME FUTURE THINGS. AS I SAID BEFORE, CHANGE IS INEVITABLE AND WE HAVE TO WELCOME IT WITH AN OPTIMISTIC ATTITUDE. SO, I ACCEPT IT WITH AN UNDERSTANDING THAT SOON AGAIN, WE HAVE TO BE OUT WITH THE OLD, AND IN WITH THE NEW, AGAIN, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. FOR CHANGE IS ALWAYS CHANGING.....

GIRLS GONE WILD: SHOPPING!

BAILEE AND I WILL SPEND THE DAY TOGETHER, GETTING OUR HAIR DONE, OUR NAILS AND GETTING GOODIES FOR OUR TRIP THIS WEEKEND. I ALWAYS ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH HER AND LETTING HER EXPERIENCE THE LIFESTYLES OF WOMEN!! GOTTA TEACH HER YOUNG!! WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT GOING TO BAKER THIS WEEKEND. IT WILL NOT BE ALL ABOUT BASEBALL, FOR BAILEE AND I WILL SHOP,EAT, AND THEN DO WHATEVER COMES TO MIND. I AM SO GLAD A HAVE A DAUGHTER TO DO WONDERFUL THINGS WITH. I WANT HER TO KNOW THAT I AM ALWAYS HERE FOR HER. I WANT HER TO BE ABLE TO COME TO ME WITH TROUBLES THAT LIE ON HER HEART, AND EVEN MORE, I WANT HER TO SHARE HER DREAMS WITH ME. I WANT HER TO KNOW THAT I AM HERE TO LISTEN, AND GIVE ADVICE AND MOST OF ALL, BE THE ONE TO SUPPORT HER IN ALL THE ENDEAVORS OF LIFE THAT SHE PURSUES!! HAVING A DAUGHTER IS A BLESSING!!