Can you keep a secret?

I just got this pattern for a toddler sized backpack from happygiraffe on ETSY. I had been wanting to make Kaia a backpack for a few months now but haven't had the time to draft my own pattern (or the patience for that matter!) and wasn't able to find one to buy. Of course, you can find tons of patterns for backpacks, but not little ones for little bodies and this one will fit her just perfectly. I am going to make it for her birthday and give it to her along with one of those kiddie digital cameras. She's always after mine and it's beginning to incur some damage so the intention here is to keep her little paws away from my camera, while still letting her explore and learn to take her own photos. I can see her now - packing up her little backpack with snacks and a drink and her camera for photos along with whatever else she deems necessary on a day out. We should have lots of fun with this over the summer. I'm very excited about it.

It's crazy to think that another year has gone by already and my little baby girl is turning 3 years old. I read this quote somewhere - ages ago - and it's always stuck with me. I'm not likely to get it exactly right but it went something like this:

"When you are a parent, the days are long but the years fly by..."

How very true.