Fully Grown!

I never thought much that time would fly as fast as it did, until today. This morning I went to an award assembly, alongside was my grandpa. We where going to see my sister, Samantha who is 8 and my brother Vincent, who is 9. I was unsure of what the award they where receiving was exactly, which made me real anxious to hear about.(: So, as all parents, brothers sisters, and other family members gathered, squeezed tight in the small auditorium they had, then began the ceremony. It was like any ordinary awards ceremony where each student was called up, while on stage, camera's where flashing, and there where loud cheers from the audience. By the way I forgot to add, I had been running on little sleep, due to other reasons, so anyway, I was half asleep. But, I stuck it out and I promised I would keep both eyes wide open because it was my babies special day. Students where called one after thee other, and finally my first award winner was called up, Samantha Toyos they announced on the mic, as I watched her every movement making sure she had made it up there fine, I saw her up on that stage and through the midst of all the pictures I was taking, by the way I was a total paparazzi and I think some parents might had wanted to give me the boot from hogging all the spot. Back to the story, like I was saying through the midst of it all, it dawned on me, that moment of reality, I thought to myself, my babies are no longer babies anymore. They're so much older, growing more and more each day, they're almost out of the little kid stage. It was time to move past that, of course they would always be my babies, but they will also become something so much greater whether it was being a doctor, teacher, or even a firefighter. At that exact moment I knew that they where no longer little babies as they once where, they where grown children. I was willing to accept that, as much as I want them to be those tiny little bundles of joy's that I held in my arms, I understand that there comes a time in life when you have to let them carry on and blossom into something amazing. My lesson to parents, although, I am not a parent I raised my brother's and sister's since the diaper stage. They're the greatest gift that you could ever receive, from my own experience and thoughts, they're my life, my happiness, seeing them smile, brings so much happiness to my life. The feeling is indescribable, but simply well worth it.

I like this quote: "A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on." Carl Sandburg 

To my brother and sister: You guys will always be my baby's. Love you.