A decade sounds like such a long time. But it seems as if it was just a few short moments ago when he was learning how to ride a bike without training wheels. And I know I need to savor every moment in our future, because sooner than I can imagine, he'll be back on four wheels as he learns how to drive his first car.

She started requesting songs from DJ, so she'd hear her favorites. She was lost in a world of music & movement, with a grin from ear to ear. I could just tell that she had forgotten all her worries, and she would stay on that dance floor for days if I would let her. The little girl inside me envied her so much during those moments I spent watching her.

This was a true lesson that our children are individuals, not something that we have complete control over. She is so different from me, in so many ways. I can do my best to be her biggest role model, but in end, her own personality will emerge. And if we are honest with ourselves, I think most of us would have to agree that we have some traits that we do not want our children to acquire. My own bashfulness and insecurity is fault that I don't want to pass on to my children, and my daughter has already won that battle, as far as I can tell.

Oh, did I mention that my little girl can really dance?? I mean, she's truly got rhythm, and can dance on her own, making it up as she goes along, and it honestly looks good! My little four-year old was dancing as good as any of older girls out there. She was keeping pace with music, and switching tempos as fast as songs changed. I believe she was showing off, but to nobody but herself, just enjoying fun of actually dancing somewhere besides our living room. Of course, I'm a little biased about her talent on dance floor, but I'd bet you a leprechaun's pot of gold that she was best little dancer at Irish Disco!