And now she is 12

I know this is a little late but it's finally being posted. Kyrie, against parental advice, has turned 12. I mean, I know it had to come eventually but did it have to happen so soon. I know some of you would remind me that time is an immutable law of nature but I would say, "Pah!" to you. Have you ever heard of Time Lords? ;-) But seriously, I could have used just a little more time to get adjusted to the idea of her moving in on teenaged-ness...like another 6 years or so is all I ask.

She is, of course, giddy with excitement to be getting more grown up. In our church, 12 is when the kids move out of the children's organization into the youth organization. She's thrilled to be in Young Women now. We have a group of very nice girls with very involved and caring leaders. She's getting to wear a little make up now (mascara, light eyeshadow, soft lipstick) and she's doing a nice job with that. Her allowance has bumped up and she now buys all her own clothes & personal items. She was just a teeny bit excited about that change. We're going shopping tomorrow for our first clothes-shopping adventure under the new regime.

She's also very excited that she's getting a bedroom makeover. She'd mentioned wishing for a more grown-up look for a while and so this is what we gave her. Can't wait to get past the cute bedding she picked out:

We both love her so much, of course, as her parents, but we also like her so much. She's such a generous, loving, witty, amusing person. While it was definitely never our intent to have an only child, she is just the exact child we would want. We're so excited to see the young woman she's growing into and are so proud of her. What a blessing she is in our lives. We love you, Kyr!