I'm getting old, but David's getting older!

I can't believe my baby is finished with Pre-K. He's so smart! He loved going to school and playing with all his friends. The only thing he hated about it was nap time. The funny thing was he was one of the ones that wouldn't complain to Ms. Barbara, or Ms. Michelle about having to take a nap, he would just lay down on his mat and go to sleep. He keeps asking me if he's going to his new school. I keep telling him after we move. I can't believe he's going to Kindergarten! He's getting so old.

Ms. Michelle and Caiden.

Ms. Barbara and Caiden.

While Mr. Justin wasn't one of his teachers, he was his bus driver from time to time.

Taylor's award ceremony and 5th grade recognition was Friday morning. She was in the program singing with the chorus. She did a great job! I'm so proud of her. She did great on her CRCT's as well. I can't believe she's going to be going into the Middle school.

Taylor after the ceremony.

Jaycob and Nathan both did good as well. While they aren't crossing into another school, Jaycob will be a Jr next year. This means he will be driving, and going to the prom, getting a job, and stepping into that next transition where we have to let go. It's scary to think that he'll be out in the world without us having control of where he's going, or having to take him there.

Nathan is an official TEEN now! We were trying not to move the kids from the school system they were in, but got troubling news about the system so we decided it was best to leave and go to a different system that is a better school. We're hoping this change will be good for Nathan. It's a smaller school, and it's a chance for them all to make new friends and start from scratch. Nathan did get a citizenship award from his class. We're proud of him for this.

It's just a blink of an eye and they are all grown up. Watching them grow and change, and conquering new things is heartbreaking and exciting. Exciting because they are becoming young men and a young woman and they are about to step out on their own, but heartbreaking because they are my LITTLE children and I'm not ready to let go. They are getting so old, and that means I am growing old as well.

But you know, no matter how old I get, David will always be older!

Ramblings of a woman

I hate coming up with titles to my ramblings. That's what they are probably going to be most of the time. :)

In my last post I talked about life changes coming. Those changes are moving from this singlewide trailor to our own 4br/2ba house. The last couple of moves have been in the same community and the same school system. This move is scary because we'll be starting over. We are moving to a totally different area, with new people and new schools. Growing up I can remember changing schools (and states) 5 different times. It was challenging making new friends, but I was able to do it. I know it's going to be scary for my kids because they've been in this school system for so long. But I know they will be able to make friends, and it's a new start for them. They will be able to "keep it real" and hopefully find some true friends. And keep the old at heart. Also with todays technology they can still keep in touch.

Which brings me to my next subject...

Today is the first day of the last day of school. And for once it wasn't a fight to get Caiden to go to school. He loves school except for the fact he has to take a nap. He keeps asking if he can go to his new school. I keep telling him after we move. This morning he asked me when we move can we take all his toys. We had to leave the last house in a hurry and most of his things went into storage, so it's going to be like Christmas when we get to see what we have in storage. But we also had to leave things behind because we didn't have the room for them and the storage unit was getting full.

I'm going to end this rambling and go on to a different topic and a differnt post.

Something Old, Something New

Wow! I can't believe I started a blog in 2005. Typical Stephanie, start something and never finish...lol. I have been...what's the word I'm looking for here...encouraged, yeah encouraged to start blogging again. I don't think I've even looked at my blog since I last posted in 2005. The kids are so small in the pictures. It's so amazing to see how much they've grown over the years. Instead of trying to catch up with what's been going on over the past 4 years I'm going to start right where I am. Yesterday was Jaycob's and Nathan's birthday. Jaycob is now 16!!! It's a scary time for me right now, and yet exciting at the same time. Jaycob has proven to be a great kid, and responsible! He's been a great driver so far, but weren't we all when our parents were in the car? He won't be able to get his actually driver's license until sometime in October. It's a scary time to think I'll have a teenager out there on his own that anything could happen to. But exciting to know that he can take the other kids places when I'm sick and don't want to get out of bed!!!

An old picture of Jaycob! The new picture of Jaycob!

It's amazing how much time has gone by. It just seems like yesterday that he wasn't so big!

Nathan is a teenager now. That's a scary thing too. In just a blink of an eye Nathan will be 16 and then will be graduating high school. I only hope and pray that we as his parents can make it through this trying time...lol.

Nathan April 2004! Nathan Spring 2009!

Taylor is 10 now and in the tween phase. She is becoming a beautiful young lady. I pray everyday she will continue to grow into such and will be able to find a good christian husband and do something with her life.

Taylor in Kindergarten 2004! Taylor spring 2009!

Caiden is 5 going on 30! He's such a great little man. He says some of the most off the wall things. But with older siblings and the parents he has I uncerstand why...lol. Just the other day, when I picked him up from school, I asked him how his day when. I got the same response as I usually do, "It was good." Then after a few minutes he looks up at me and said, "Well I broke up with my girlfriend, but it's okay, I got another one." I couldn't help but laugh, but I'm concerned at the same time. He's 5!!! Why does my 5 year old have a girlfirend? And why does he know what breaking up with a girlfriend means? He's too young for that!!! Why do kids now a days have to grow up so fast?

Caiden July 2004! Caiden April 2009!

Ok, after 2 hours and many interuptions on trying to get this blog posted I think I have finally come to the end. Pretty soon changes and a new chapter in our lives are will be starting. It's a new adventure and pretty scary, yet exciting at the same time. But more to come on that later.