Lorelai's 7th Birthday

This past Saturday we celebrated Lorelai's 7th birthday.  7th!  I can hardly believe it.  In so many ways she's still a little preschooler when I look at her.  Not the 1st grader who stands before me.  I know she's growing because my back feels it when I pick her up, or when we have real in depth conversations about history, theatre, or just life questions in general.  I hear it when she talks about the troubles of her heart which at times overwhelm her.  I see it when she conquers those troubles and faces them head on with fire and determination and comes out a champion in the end.  This little girl is a go getter, at her birthday party she was doing math on a chalkboard for fun (she must get that from her dad), she loves to read, she enjoys watching clips of the Tony awards and sings Hamilton around the house...or any other song either real or completely improvised.  She lives with a song in her heart.  She is creative and loving, smart and funny.  I am so thrilled that I have the privilege of being her mom and being a witness to who she is becoming as a person.  Happy birthday, sweet Lorelai!  You are "young, scrappy and hungry" and I know you're "not throwing away your shot."