firsts...

last night i asked matilda to sign the christmas card i got for my parents. it's a kids card to grandparents and i found it only fitting that matilda sign her own name.

i can't tell you the last time i smiled quite that big. i watched my sweet little girl hold the pen with perfect form and carefully write each letter of her name. i was quite proud. in fact, i cried. not huge sobbing but simple tears of sweet joy and wonder that my very own angel knows how to not only SPELL her name, but WRITE it out. on paper... WITH pen! it was fantastic.

she then continued to write 'mommy' which sorta looked like 'momomy'. so there's an extra 'o' in there.. who cares! the card is so whimsical. she drew pictures. one of me with the cat on my head and one of her... now, in all honestly, these look like creatures one might see in a tim burton claymation movie, but they are one of a kind in that i don't think matilda will be able to re-create these images again. well, who knows really. maybe she will.