Dear Readers

Many years ago Carter’s children clothing had a tagline, “If they could just stay little ‘til their Carter’s wear out.” I remember seeing the print ads in magazines when I was a child and being very confused as to what the tagline could possibly mean. While I had many nieces and nephews, I never fully grasped the concept of how fast a baby’s first year goes until I had my own daughter. Now with her 15th birthday approaching, I recall with such fondness the brief months of having a “little baby doll” to love and cherish. Those infant and toddler years are so very precious.

For the past many January issues, we feature new little ones who were welcomed into the world throughout the past year. It’s always fun to receive the photos, hear the babies’ names and see the sweetness of their little faces.

Once you reach a certain age, time seems to go faster and faster. I smile when I picture my daughter, maybe around 5 years of age, in tears telling me that her birthday was just soooo far away and she just didn’t think she could wait for it to arrive again! Perhaps it is not until we reach our 30s or 40s that we start wishing that our own birthdays would start taking longer to arrive.

Whether we feel like time is dragging or flying like a speeding bullet, we all do get the same 24 hours in each day. The older we get, the more we realize how we need to cherish each moment, especially with those we love.

We are wishing you a very happy, healthy and peaceful 2023, filled with many precious moments with those you love.

Fondly,

Paula

Paula Rochon Mackarey, Publisher 1994-Present