4/14

This year he received a bag for his glove and bat as part of his birthday gift. He wants to play catch outside and is excited to start practice.

We're entering a new phase of parenting, one with a tween and an active eight-year old. It's pretty fun.

Looking at that sparkling baby face in the picture, I can see the same Buddy that I see today. He's just got a little more hair now!

4/13

Yesterday it was 75, sunny and beautiful.

Today...

...a different kind of beauty. The beauty in being able to snuggle in after church in our jammies and stay home!

4/12

Dear Buddy

Snips and Snails

At Two

Now I Am Three






I guess it's normal to feel this way, like time flies. We've just had so many changes, so many LIFE EVENTS since finding out that we were expecting Buddy. I finished grad school, Hubs changed jobs, I changed jobs, Hubs earned his doctorate. We moved across the state, to a new city with new friends and new jobs (again).

The one thing that remained consistent was our little family of four. We stick together, fight, laugh, play. These kids have a funny habit of growing up and it's incredible to watch.


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The birthday doughnuts just keep getting bigger!!

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4/11

The Buddy at 2 weeks

We spent a full day celebrating the birthday of our Buddy.

He's 8! On their birthdays, I like to tell my kids about how little they used to be. We talk about their quirks and firsts. Today was no different.

He's almost done with second grade and now I can barely lift him off the ground without a 1-2-3 jump count.

If I close my eyes, I can still remember this little guy. My tiny Buddy.

4/10

Tastes like SUMMER. 

4/9

Yesterday there was major help from my folks to tidy up and today a guy in a van is cleaning carpets, forward progress feels so good!

4/8

It's a nice, even number. It's my baby's age in 3 days.

How is it that I've known this little guy for EIGHT years and it feels so brief!?

I see some sappy, nostalgic reminiscing in my near future, I can feel it coming.