circle of life

I am sitting on my terrace, enjoying my cup of coffee and the fact that summer has truly arrived! sure, I am sweating already and it's not even 9am, but I still prefer this to the cold...

as I said, it's not even 9am but today was already filled with lots of love and light...I started back into my rhythm of getting up at 5.30am, doing my yoga practice (and I don't have to wrap myself in blankets anymore!)...I got downstairs to get the lunch boxes ready and prepared a birthday breakfast for my todays 7 year old girl! while doing so her little sister already came down to help and it was great to see how excited she was for her sister...

oh, and that face of my big girl coming down the stairs, seeing the table and taking it all in. I just love how "respectful" she can be....she is not the kind of child that rushes and wants everything at the same time. she really looked at it all and you could almost see how she absorbed every little thing.

as she is not a birthday cake girl and she is still a bit sick there was one cupcake filled with strawberries (all she asked for) and one with her usual breakfast of yoghurt and oats.
after eating all this she slowly brought her attention towards her presents...opening them slow motion, sharing with her sister and oh, being truly happy...and so am I...

I am sure I mentioned that before, but I think that for a Mum the birthdays of her kids are just so special. of course, remember what you've been through!? and I didn't forget one single bit of my birth experiences...I know it all, from the very first second till the moment I saw the baby girl...7 years ago...
to me that seems like a long time already but hey, my Mum will soon think back 33 years...and because of the fact that I don't take my own birthday that important I do forget that it is a very special and important day for my Mum...

my girl might not understand it today, but she loves to hear the story about the day she was born...soon the years will come when she won't be as happy to hear her Mum going on and on about it until there might be a day for her, as it is for me today...her childs birthday...

realizing this more than ever before, it"s a very special day for every Mum, so let's celebrate the Mums!