My sweet boys a few years back – I honestly don’t know where the time has gone…

You know when you’re the mom of little ones, it feels like that time period lasts forever…

When the kids are newborn to say, age 5 – it’s so all-encompassing, and exhausting – and cute and fun…and it feels like life is always gonna be just like that.

And then you look up and the little squirts turn 12 and 13!

Damn!

The child wanted a mug shot taken?! So what – if he makes fun of being a criminal, he’ll never be one, right?

You promise – right? right? right?

It was kinda funny – and he does have that look…

Ok, ok, I know – one of them is blurry!

So strange, because, I don’t normally get blurry pics from the digital camera.

I just wanted to get that post set up, though – I’ll replace the pic today when the monster returns from school!

And I will add pics of the shiny, new instruments – maybe even with their players attached to them!

And I’ll add pics of Sammie’s newly-pierced ears.

And maybe I can catch one of Lucky languishing in the back yard – it is the funniest thing – he lies on his side, arches his back, and rubs the side of his head on the ground like I have just put him to bed in his oh-so-comfortable and very favorite bed!

It’s like he and this yard were meant to be!

So – I suppose – if for nothing else – we came here for Lucky to have his yard! LOL!

My precious first-born child..

It wasn’t but just the other day that he and I spent the
long, lazy days of the end of the summer
together – just he and I….

He was my squishy little Raggedy Andy – just the most relaxed, laid-back little baby ever!

And now look – playing the trumpet (for the second year!) – going to high school (granted, we don’t have a middle school) – turning 13 – voice deepening….

AGHHHH!

Where’s PittyPatty?

Where has he gone?

He’s been replaced by this dude – who is just …. “Too Kewl for School!”

He sure is a handsome devil, though!

Pic update – replaced the blurry one… And boy, oh boy – is he the King of the Sullen Teens – or what?! Well, hell – he oughta be – he’s been practicing since he was an infant slouching in the stroller! I swear! Mom and I both thought he looked like a half-stoned teen in the stroller at 2 months old – so funny! And he’s always kinda had that ’slouch-thing’ — got it from his pop!

Ok, so then he had to turn his bday re-take into a mug shot – what better way to please a teen then a mock mug?!

Then we decided to move away from the bday sign – and do it up real good! Har! Those pics deserve their very own post!

I can’t believe my little boy is 12 years old! How on earth could this have happened?

He is just my little sweetheart!!

He invited some new friends to his party and had a blast! It was the first time for him to have a party all by himself – not sharing the day with any other celebrants! He loved it!

His friends that came were Caleb, Benjamin, Kevin, Andrew, and Spencer. (Benjamin wasn’t there for the picture.)

They all got along great and had a really good time.

I could be blind or in denial, but, they all seem like really good boys. I think we just wound up with a good mix!

Anyway, he had fun and thoroughly enjoyed his very own birthday party!

Mark took these beautiful pictures of sunset off our back balcony the other night – gorgeous!