You Watch Them Grow!

Riley spent the day with me today. It's been a really long time since just her and I have had a day together!  Riley was cold this morning and she knows I always give her the "special" blanket to warm up in. My mom made Katie this afghan when she was a baby. I haven't been able to let it go yet, so Riley uses it all the time when she comes over to my house. 

We like to hang out in my bedroom. It's just comfortable and we spent the day doing nothing, but just talking and laughing. It is great to hear about life through the eyes of a five year old. Today Riley was into coloring and drawing pictures. It is amazing how much she has already learned since she started kindergarten.

She's a "lefty" like me, her Gramma! It makes me proud since not one of my three kids are left handed. And I understand the challenges that being left handed can present. Seriously, there are many! So Riley and I share the experience, the good and bad stuff about being left handed even if she doesn't quite understand.

She loves the beach and ocean and fish. And I love the smile on her little face as she proudly displays her jellyfish that she drew. The picture is now hanging in my office right by my computer. It makes me smile.

Riley's smile melts my heart in every possible way. I love her sense of humor now. Five year olds can be pretty funny actually. She convinced me to let her watch "Shake It Up" on the Disney channel but immediately told me that Mommy and Daddy don't let her watch it. But could she PLEASE watch it! So, I off course I let her watch it. I mean it was the Disney channel. And Katie if you read this you can't say anything to Riley because I promised I wouldn't tell!!

Oh, how I don't want Riley, or Morgan, or Bodhi to get any older. I wish I could freeze time, right now! But life goes on, and by summer I will have grandbaby number four joining my family. As I look at Riley in the above pictures, there is a song I love by Zach Gill that I love. He only made on album, although he is still a part of Jack Johnson's band. Here's the words to his song. . .

"You Watch Them Grow"

She's close to God, I'm sure of that

She sits him down, and they have a chat

She asks for sunshine, and he agrees

You see, for her, He'd do anything

She is a monkey, and I'm her tree

And now she's climbing all over me

Swinging on my vines dancing on my limbs

Her monkey sounds sound like an angel's hymns

You watch them grow, then you let them go

You watch them grow, then you let them go

She is an angel, she is an imp

She's got my big toe, and her mothers lips

She gives fishy kisses, and great big bear hugs

42 pounds of pure love

Then one day she'll be 17, feelin' too big for her home

Seems she was just only 3, oh how children they grow

You watch them grow, then you let them go

You watch them grow, then you let them go

Then one day she'll be 33, maybe with a child of her own

Seems she was just 17, oh how our children they grow

He'll ask for sunshine, and she'll agree

You see for him, she'd do anything

He is her child, the center of her world

She is the mother. . .my little girl

You watch them grow, then you let 'em go

You watch them grow, then you let 'em go

For some reason, I don't think I'll ever let Riley,  Morgan, or Bodhi go, ever!