Dear Cassidy,
When you were born, I had so many ideas for what I wanted for you. Here it is 5 years later, and all I can think is, wow. I wanted you to be smart and sassy (as I thought I had been), and you already have that. You have an unquenched thirst for knowledge. Every week you want to learn about something else, and it involves you saying, "Tell me
everything about ..." You read, and not just cat and hat, but words like 'mischievous'. I am in amazement with you. I wanted you to have a good sense of humor (daddy and I figured you would need it to survive living with us), and you are so funny. You love telling jokes, making things up and making funny faces just to get someone to laugh. I wanted you to be confident. Here's the thing, I wanted you to be a confident teen ager, a confident 5 year old is a tough thing. Yet, I would never take it back. Even though your determination causes battles now, I know that as a woman you will always get what you want when you set your mind to it. You are so beautiful. I'm sure at some point you will go through an awkward phase (I'm guessing it will be menopause), but I know that you will handle it with poise. It wasn't too long ago that you said you wanted to live with us forever, and I remember saying that I doubt that you will think that way in 15 years, but secretly, part of me hopes you never move out.
I love you as big as a dinosaur poop! Which is pretty big!
Mom
Last weekend was quite warm up here, so we headed out to the Sound to go play. Well, it was supposed to be a hike, but it turned into play time in the water with a short walk. The girls had a blast running into the really, really cold water. You can see the Olympics mountain range in the background of this shot. It was nice to get out and see the beauty of the area. Just when we were getting used to 80 weather, it turned back to normal. Low 60's and rain. At least I have the photo to remind us what it was like.
