Big Shoes to Fill

Ruby's loves to wear Linnea's shoes.

Whenever she does,

I remind Linnea that Ruby wants to be like her in 

just about every way

and that that's a big responsibility.

Ruby watches how Linnea does her hair,

how she sits,

what she wears,

how she talks,

and whatever else she does.

When I look ahead,

I think about how when Ruby is Linnea's age now,

Linnea will be 20.

(yikes.)

My 10 year old daughter

will have a 20 year old sister--

who will hopefully still have a lot of influence on her.

What a big role Linnea can play in Ruby's and Ivy's life.

And those are big shoes to fill.