Tonight we went to dinner with Mimi at a quaint Italian restaurant in the neighborhood. They had live music and the singer played "Just the Way you Look Tonight". At that very moment, Lizzy was quietly playing Peek a Boo with us using the tablecloth to hide her face. One of us would ask "where's Lizzy??" and she'd pull back the tablecloth to reveal her face with the most gigantic smile you've ever seen. I thought to myself, "freeze".
I wanted to freeze that moment in time and remember, just as the song that was playing says, "just the way you look tonight". That precious smile that lights up her face. She sheer delight at a simple game of Peek a Boo. The pride on her daddy's face. The adoration on her Mimi's. It wasn't any kind of big to do or grand celebration, just a casual dinner but one that ended with a moment that will forever be a snapshot in my mind.
"Freeze"- I don't want her to grow up. Don't want to face the inevitable milestones to come that mean she's growing up- sending her off to preschool, Kindergarten, facing friendship issues and catty girl problems. I want her to forever stay that joyful little girl with soft curls and hairbows that delights herself in a game with a tablecloth.
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