Let Them Be Little

Eliana put her shoes on this afternoon and then said to me,"Are my shoes on backwards, Mommy?"  I looked down at her feet and, indeed, something was not quite right.

She knew they weren't right and she told me,"My pinky toes are where my big toes go."

Sometimes I want them to grow up; I look forward to a time when I'm not wiping bottoms or constantly sweeping crumbs and cleaning up messes (because, you know, Mike and I will certainly not be making messes.  Ha.)...but sometimes?  I want to let them be little. 

I am entering this photo in I Heart Faces photo challenge.  Not because I think it's going to win, but because she just so happened to say this today and it was a sweet reminder to cherish these "little" moments.

Comments

[Elle Bee]

Oh I completely agree!! There are nights I look forward to a time when everyone will brush their own teeth. And then I think--oh never let that time come!!!

[Mindee@ourfrontdoor]

I still try to pretend mine are little too, and then one of them will go and try to sit on my lap which demonstrates all too quickly that they are NOT little.

Great picture!

[Tricia]

This is so precious! It's great when photos capture a moment for us like that.

[Erin]

she's a doll