I have been very reluctant to accept fall this year, even though it may actually be my favorite season. I'm not sure why. Maybe it is the near perfect weather we have had lately. Maybe it is because I taught summer school this year and it seemed like summer was so short. Or maybe it is just because October is already here and life just seems to go so fast. It might even be because I haven't slown down enough to realize it is fall.
Rachel has almost made it through her first high school sports season and is looking forward to her first Homecoming experience. Alex is enjoying his first year of football immensely and will be turning twelve in nine days.
Maybe that doesn't seem strange to anyone else, but I have one year and then both will be teenagers. No "little" kids for me. Not that he's a little kid, but I still cling to the fact that he still goes to RAs and not Youth at church. He is in Mighty Mite Football, 12 and under baseball and the little hand picked basketball team he has played on since kindergarten. Soon he will be doing all the big kid stuff such as Youth and school sports. While I was shopping for his birthday, yesterday, even the gifts and parties are different. In many ways I am very cool with all of that, but when I look at old pictures of birthday parties it just seems like yesterday we were buying dinosaurs and GI Joes. And even though we told the kids no big birthday parties anymore, I can't say no to friends coming over for a sleepover. Yes, the parties are different then when they were seven, but I am still clinging to them for as long as possible.
Speaking of yesterday, my nephew, Sam turned twelve yesterday. By the way Sam, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ( Last night when we were on the way to the football game we were discussing how your birthday was going to be Sunday- thinking that was the third. Didn't realize until you were talking to Grandma Charlie that yesterday was the third. Hope you had a fun party!)
Drew will be turning eight soon and Sydney will be seven and it's just amazing how time flies. It is hard to accept they are all getting so grown up. I am determined to enjoy whatever stage all the kids are in. Just a word of advice to Sarah and Stephanie-- enjoy your "little" ones (even though they aren't really little). I know you both will because you love your children as much as I love mine and you realize that they truly are a gift from God.
Rachel has almost made it through her first high school sports season and is looking forward to her first Homecoming experience. Alex is enjoying his first year of football immensely and will be turning twelve in nine days.
Maybe that doesn't seem strange to anyone else, but I have one year and then both will be teenagers. No "little" kids for me. Not that he's a little kid, but I still cling to the fact that he still goes to RAs and not Youth at church. He is in Mighty Mite Football, 12 and under baseball and the little hand picked basketball team he has played on since kindergarten. Soon he will be doing all the big kid stuff such as Youth and school sports. While I was shopping for his birthday, yesterday, even the gifts and parties are different. In many ways I am very cool with all of that, but when I look at old pictures of birthday parties it just seems like yesterday we were buying dinosaurs and GI Joes. And even though we told the kids no big birthday parties anymore, I can't say no to friends coming over for a sleepover. Yes, the parties are different then when they were seven, but I am still clinging to them for as long as possible.
Speaking of yesterday, my nephew, Sam turned twelve yesterday. By the way Sam, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ( Last night when we were on the way to the football game we were discussing how your birthday was going to be Sunday- thinking that was the third. Didn't realize until you were talking to Grandma Charlie that yesterday was the third. Hope you had a fun party!)
Drew will be turning eight soon and Sydney will be seven and it's just amazing how time flies. It is hard to accept they are all getting so grown up. I am determined to enjoy whatever stage all the kids are in. Just a word of advice to Sarah and Stephanie-- enjoy your "little" ones (even though they aren't really little). I know you both will because you love your children as much as I love mine and you realize that they truly are a gift from God.
