Scary stuff, I tell ya. I walked downstairs today to find Maria making a smoothie in her bikini. She had just been invited to the pool with her new friend, Anna, and had to grab a quick bite. Smoothies are her new favorite snack. I’m not complaining.

But she looked like a little high schooler when I walked in on her and it took my breath away. Not ready for that action quite yet! One thing’s for sure – my girl is nothing but self-sufficient. We kid with her that she will be in her own apartment by age 13.