Deciding to grow up

For the past month I’ve asked Claire to set the table for dinner every night. She chooses the silverware for each person. She generally does a good job helping me.

The other night she announced, “mommy look, I’m using a big girl work now.“

These little moments are coming all too often for my little five-year-old Claire bear. She is excited to grow up and tackle the world. So far though, she reminds me many times each day that our love and our snuggles and our time together or what matters most to her. She is such a great gift to my heart. I love watching this girl grow up and being able to be her mommy!