"The Ball" was this weekend... and Princess Ashlynn was beautiful...
Oh and Prince Josh, sweet and handsome as he could be as well.
How about this little glance up to her handsome Dad... Ahhhhhh...
Ashlynn designed her prom dress herself... Pretty...I never thought there could be so much going on... People moving, Graduation, Prom, family portraits, parties, birds flying the nest for the first time, some of those birds coming back home...(Alexandra and Amanda in 2 weeks, Whoopie can't wait...) Winding down... or gearing up... who knows. Some days I do not know if I am coming or going. Most of the time both...
People accuse me of having ADULT ADD...
Whatever... it is very very true...
Only a few weeks left to "Do Doha", then half the country is flying to Houston... and beyond...
It's a weird life really. Only seeing my kids twice a year. That part stinks, but I don't feel that far away really. I think there is a part of a Mother's Love that God never makes you feel that separated even though we are continents away, our hearts are still side by side.
All you Moms experiencing your first bird to leave the nest.. This is a slightly comforting feeling but you don't get it right away.
It is a feeling you look forward to having.
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Here is a precious little bird I hand fed for 2 days last week.
Here is a precious little bird I hand fed for 2 days last week.
I spent hours trying to squish up dog food and cram it down his throat. After about 12 hours he figured it out... The next day I fed him 10 times in the morning and left for the day... By this time I had a relationship with the darn thing... When I got home.... NO BIRD....
DANG CAT....
But I am keeping an open mind to think this little fellow was advanced and learned to fly at an early age,
(like before his wings were completely formed..... DUH....)
We've been in mourning ever since...
I do not have a kid leaving this year, but I see it in the eyes of many of my friends... This string of invisible hope they are holding on to...Take advice from someone who has done it three times so far...
Let them fly, you will be proud of what they become...
4 comments:
letting go of the holding on is the hardest thing a Mother will ever do. mine is 25 years old and I still ache to be so far away. Ashlyn is drop dead gorgeous, and so talented to design that beautiful dress.
There is just such a fine line between holding on and letting go.. It takes several tries to get it right.. But someone very wise once told me that if our children loved us as much as we loved them then they'd never leave home and start their own lives... I've always held on to that... But DARN I miss my big guy...
Love ya,
Staci
I didn't scroll up far enough the first time to see her wonderful dress... She did an awesome job... LOVE the pictures of she and her daddy... Tell her Yummy JOB....
Staci
Ashlyn is beautiful...just like her older sisters!...and mom!
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