I don't have much time to scrapbook these days - not that I ever really have - but I managed to whip out this layout last night while I was upstairs in the playroom with Paige. I was flipping through a Quote book (love those!) and when I came across this quote by Kitty Turmell, I knew I had to do something because I had the absolute PERFECT picture to go with it. The photo was taken when Paige was just a few days over 13 months. She had been walking roughly a month, but someone had always been close by, holding her hand or shadowing her to make certain she didn't fall and hurt herself.
She had been SO patient this day - we literally spent two hours taking pictures at the Fort Worth Botanical Gardens. I don't know why but for some reason as we were walking along this path looking for more photo opportunities, I just sat her down and let her go. Her response was to run all the way down the sidewalk, and then to turn around and come running back. She did this several times - back and forth, back and forth and we realized HERE was our photo opportunity. The absolute joy on her face, the exuberance she expressed at being able to do something that we, as adults, too often take for granted was just breathtaking and I'm so happy that we documented that moment.
I guess it was my reminder to relish the little things, the REAL LIFE things because those are what will mean the most to me later. Will I remember every detail of that day as time goes on, what we were doing or saying while each photo was snapped? No, but I will always remember the look on my baby girl's face (and the feeling in my heart) as we allowed her to spread her wings a little and fly.
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