My babies are growing up!

Well, Joseph went and turned 7 on me! I can't believe it. It seems like only yesterday I found out I was expecting my 4th (and final) child. How can it be that he is a kid now and no longer a baby? He has already lost 3 teeth and is reading and tying his shoes. His birthday was May 8.

My oldest, Lauren, will be 15 on Sunday. Okay, how the heck did that happen? A year away from a driver's license. She will be a Sophomore in the fall!! I remember my Sophomore year! Was it really that long ago? How does the time fly like this? I remember asking my parents last year as she turned 14 if it went this fast for them. They said "yes, it did ".

Even Ashley hit a milestone this past week...she lost her last baby tooth! She is 12 and now has no baby teeth. I remember when she got all those baby teeth. John Michael is coming up on his 11th birthday in June. He will be entering his last year of elementary school! I remember him starting Kindergarten! I remember sending Lauren to Kindergarten!

I remember when I had 3 kids under the age of 4 and wondered when they would grow up. I was always waiting for the next stage to hit...weaning, teething, eating, talking, walking, potty training, preschool, kindergarten, etc. Now I wish time would just slow down for a bit. I feel like it is going by much to quickly. Part of me would love to go back to being at home with them...Lauren running around in a tu-tu watching "Blue's Clues", Ashley chasing her sister around and John Michael just being a peanut lying on the floor. Most days I was lucky to get a shower before my husband made it home, but now, in a weird way...I miss it.

It is amazing how quickly it goes. I miss the baby days., But a part of me is glad they are bigger.We can go do things without a diaper bag! No stroller for us! They are all big. I hope we can do some fun things this summer. The summer always seems to fly by and we don't get to do everything we set out to do. The girls are going to busy with volleyball camps and the boys have some camps too. But I am hoping to get some fun things...some good memories in there before another year goes by and they are all a year older!