Now We Are Six

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...or some might say, imitation just rude, and you should think of original ideas. Take your pick. My friend, Tammy, used this poem on her birthday post for her son. I loved it! The poem is darling, and I love looking at all the pictures from the past six birthdays. So, I said it...I'm an un-original copycat!

Now We Are Six. Author: A.A. Milne

When I was one, I had just begun.
When I was two, I was nearly new.

When I was three, I was hardly me.

When I was four, I was not much more.

When I was five, I was just alive.

But now I am six, I'm as clever as clever. So I think I'll be six now and forever.

Can't believe we've come this far! I said to myself, "This year I will not do a tear-jerker birthday blog." However, I still found myself getting choked up looking through these pictures. How blessed I am to be Raychel's mother. How grateful I am to Heavenly Father for sending her to me. I was visiting with my parents the other night. We were watching the girls play and giggle and dance around the backyard. I said, "When I'm old and my girls are grown, this is what I will miss and long for." I'd like to change the wording of the last line of the poem,

"Now my girl is six, she's as clever as clever. So I'd like her to be six now and forever."