Laney is 8 years old!

My oldest is 8! It's almost unbelievable, really. She is such a sweet, thoughtful, caring, precious little girl. I feel so blessed to have her as my daughter.

It was 8 years ago that I was looking into this beautiful little face.

How fast they go from this

to this:

Now I get to look into this beautiful little face and actually carry on intelligent conversations with her.

She will be entering 2nd grade in 2 days. I will miss having her here at home to talk to and to play with. Her help with the boys is something I know I will definitely miss as well. She never (well, hardly ever) complains when I ask her to get me something or when I ask her to help me clean up the mess of toys that the boys have made. She's such a little mommy. :)

She was the first one who made me a mother and I'm so thankful for that every single day of my life!

Happy Birthday angel girl! I love you so much!!!