When people tell you that your children grow up fast, they are not kidding.  When they are babies and you are staring into their eyes, wishing they would stop crying or go to sleep you don’t fully grasp how quickly it all actually goes.  Those long nights seem to go on forever.

Then all of a sudden, they are a few years older.  Taking in all of what life has to offer.

It is these moments that I don’t want to miss.  I don’t want to blink.  I don’t want to walk away.  I just want to follow them around as they explore the world around them.

The wonder in their eyes when they find a snail.  Their collection of rollie pollies.  The baby birds in the bird’s nest.

It’s the racing as fast as they can back to mama to deliver her newly picked wildflowers.  The basket full of mountain laurel seeds.

Clutching onto their favorite stuffed animal with all of their might for fear that they might be alone in this big world.

It is these moments that go so fast, that if you aren’t truly paying attention you will miss.  It is in these moments that I would not trade what I do for the world.

Thank you all so much for the well wishes for our new baby girl that will be arriving in early October.  It’s a wonderful feeling to know that we’ll have another little member of our family that will be following along with our other two.