Life is Different Now
~ We are a Family with Big Kids ~
I knew the time would come sooner or later (hoping it would be later), but my babies are now grown. This fall my baby will be in kindergarten. At least it’s only a half day program where I live, so I will still have one last year to spend time with him before he’s full-day. I need to make sure I use this time wisely. I know blogging takes up time during my day, so I will do my best to squeeze three hours of work in while he’s at school and then spend time with him when he gets home.
So I have a 5-year old and an 8-year old! One kid off to 3rd grade and the other one to kindergarten! How did this happen? I remember delivering my daughter in California like it was yesterday, and for sure delivering my son in Illinois. How has time passed so quickly? It makes me sad we won’t have any baby stuff around the house. No longer the smell of a newborn or the watching for first steps. I am now a family with big kids.
I’m sure there will be positives to having big kids too. We can travel much easier and expenses on baby items (diapers, different foods, etc) will be cut down. I am proud to see how my two kids have grown into kind and caring little people, who are very inquisitive and love reading, playing, and the outdoors. I just wish I could slow down time a little. I’m sure the only way to do that is to really live in the moment and not think about the craziness of what’s due tomorrow/next week. I just need to live and enjoy them. Time flies just too fast!
I know my kids will love being at the same school this year! My two big kids off to school next week to embark on a year that will go by way too fast. I love them so much!
And now they’re ALL grown!!
I just did the same thing the other day! Both my kids are now officially in school, one kindergarten and one 1st grade. Thursday and Friday I was actually bored!
Amazing how fast they grow! It goes by too quickly.
Time goes by so fast… Enjoy 🙂
Mine will be going to preschool soon! My best friend and I were just talking about our children growing so quickly. Life has never seemed to move faster than once I had my son.
My oldest is going to high school this year… and my middle one starts kindergarten… fortunately I still have one at home… so the separation anxiety is held off for a few more years…
great photos!!
Your kids are adorable. Sending kids off to school is so hard! I’m just at the beginning. I can’t imagine what it will be like to send my youngest to kindergarten.
My youngest is starting kindergarten next week! And I have one going into 3rd grade, too! But I also have a daughter that started middle school last week, and we’re hitting the road on Wednesday to take my oldest son to college!!!!!!!!! I can’t stop crying. Time just goes by too quickly.
They grow so quick! Mine is only a year old, and I am scared for her to get any older. I will be sad!
Belinda Burris (belindaburris20@yahoo.com )
Imagine the day when your child is 30 yrs old! Mine will turn 30 next month. Time goes by so quickly, but you will never forget the memories of their childhood 🙂
They sure do grow up fast! my oldest is gonna start pre k already!
Very cute pics. My son is going to kindergarten this year too.
Very cute pics. My son is going to kindergarten this year too.
they’re adorable! it really is amazing how time flies when you don’t even think about it. my son will be 3 in october and i still remember finding out when i was pregnant! crazy!
Great Pics! I can totally understand how u feel.. my 5 y/o just started kindergarten.. my oldest just started 8th grade and my little guy will start kindergarten next year! kids grow up too fast
It’s amazing how fast they grow!
Your wee ones are beautiful! They grow up so fast; mine is 15 and canny believe it, seem like yesterday she was a wee babe.
they never stop growing i know
It seems like when my boys get to the big kid stage, I have another one. Right now they’re 11, 5 and 1.
What a wonderful mommy your are 🙂
Way to fast!! I wish I could freeze time every know and again….
Way to fast!! I wish I could freeze time every know and again….
My son just started pre-k today! I was so anxious while i was home and he was at school for 2.5 hours! They grow up so fast! Slow down time please!
Way to fast!! I wish I could freeze time every know and again….
Way to fast!! I wish I could freeze time every know and again….
your kids are adorable 🙂 time goes by wayyy too fast!
i definetely relate my one and only started kindergarten last week eek they grow soooo big so quick
We were just talking about this at home. Ours are going into 10th grade, 6th grade, 1st grade and two in preschool. Really enjoying every moment of our 10 month old. Not just us as parents but the whole family. They just grow up way too fast.
I have 4 kids and two of them are already out of school. My other two are the 8th grade this year. I can remember going with each of them on the first day of school at like kindergarten and 1st. Such sweet babies. As a mom I’ll always love them and each stage of their lives. My oldest daughter has two children, my grandsons, in just a few years they will be starting school. 🙂
My baby girl (my oldest) will be starting kindergarten and it is full day. I’m looking forward to it (and being home with my 15 month old) but I can’t believe the time is really here!!! What’s even weirder is the\at I am (soon-to-be) stepmom to a 14 and 15 year old!!! It’s crazy getting “thrown”into that age but I’ve also seen them grow for the last 3 years <3
My baby is in college, it doesn’t get any easier!
Such cute pictures!
they are adorable, wait until your a grandmaw, its awesome too and you go through it all again seeing them grow to fast.I cherrish every moment with my grandson
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so cute with such a great mom.
I agree. Every time I see my nieces and nephews again, I notice they get a little bit older and bigger, only to tell more than that kids not only grow up so fast, they just become harder to miss their fleeting past times.
I can relate I just took my youngest to his open house for first grade tonight and it made me sad. My oldest is now in 7th grade and that makes me sad also.
Cute kiddos!
Adorable:) Kids grow up so fast.
I am feeling the same way. My kids are growing up so fast. My oldest is starting school and I can still remember giving birth to him…every detail. God bless! Enjoy your kiddos…they’ll be grown before you know it!
Awaaaah! SO SWEET! My favorite is the undies and snow boots picture 🙂
In your posts your children always seem so happy! And I agree that traveling with older children is SO NICE!!!
My little one is still only 2 and an only, but we’re happy as can be! 🙂
It happens so fast. I’ll never forget when my babies started school. I was so happy and so sad all at the same time. Your pictures are adorable.
Such lovely photos. Time sure does fly… 😉
I remember my 2 oldest kids when they were little like it was yesterday. They are 24 yr old daughter and 21 year old son….I still have one growing up fast and she’s already 12. I know I’m old now
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your kids are so sweet
Joni Caraway said…..
My children have children now. Getting old is fun when you have your grandchildren to play with:)
I can definitely sympathize, my son just turned 20 and is in his 3rd year of college. It just seemed like I turned around and he was all grown up
thats life, its so bittersweet.
I feel your pain, my oldest turns 18 in September, my middle one is now 10 and my youngest is 5. Time passes so quickly, if you aren’t careful it will disappear in the blink of an eye.