Eight. My baby is Eight!

Where on earth has the time gone?  I feel like it was just yesterday that we were bringing Lucia home from the hospital, and yet she is 8 today.  She has grown up SO MUCH in the last year - both physically and emotionally... it is amazing.  My beautiful girl... who BTW apparently turned 13 in the attitude realm of things!  In all seriousness, she is such a good girl, good sister, good friend... I can't wait to see her continue to grow up but at the same point I am torn with wanting her to stay little, naive, sweet, loving... which she will still be, but in a less naive way!  (BIG SIGH)

On another front, I am VERY excited this morning, because I bought a Lilly Pulitzer skirt to "work my way in too" and I got there!  When I first bought it, it was very tight and not very flattering, but this morning it went on perfectly!  Yay!  Me with my birthday girl above ...  and then in the Lilly skirt below!