My Gratia today is having a lunch date...

With Wren.

She is turning six on Sunday and we have lots of "planning" to do. Well, mostly what we are going to have for breakfast. Anyways, we had one of our great lunch dates today to discuss the big day. Just her and I out for soup, it is a usual thing for us. Knowing that she will be in school full time next year I have taken advantage of having her with me for a few more months. Today's lunch date was extra special for after we solidified our birthday plans I took her for grown up antiquing afterwards. This is something that my Mom and I love to do together and I have often thought of what it will be like to do it with Wren. Well, today we did. She is so good in the stores and acts so grown up and mature, not touching things and enjoying the "craziness" of antique stores. She has grown up so fast and although she is only going to be six she seems so much older. I look forward to many more of our lunch/antiquing dates in the years to come.