We had such a nice day on Sunday, I feel like we had the perfect number of people in our house, that doesn't happen too often. It was great to attend James' graduation ceremony, I feel so proud of him. I am so proud of James for following through, valuing his education, and working hard to not just finish his degree, but do it well. It was a great experience to sit between Mom and Dad at the ceremony and see the pride in their faces for a son who's done so well. Way to go James!
It was also good to spend a little more time with Danielle, Denise and Dan, as our family grows I think we keep getting closer to each other and I'm happy we've been able to bring more people into our family to share our lives. I'm so blessed to be part of such a great group, to encourage each other and celebrate our milestones together.
And speaking of milestones... Shelly's walking! Just kidding. But she is getting a lot stronger, she is almost siting up on her own - she's strong enough but doesn't quite have the balance yet. Her bright eyes follow everything going on around her and I'm reminded again of when Archer was little and I wondered what it must be like for babies to see everything in the world for the first time, to be completely dependent on everyone else to provide everything they need.Do you remember being a kid and wishing you could be older so you could do the fun stuff that grownups got to do? Like driving, riding the lawnmower, staying up late... And now I don't even really want to do those things, funny how that works. So here's the question of the day - what did you want to do when you were a kid, and how do you feel about that same thing now?
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I remember wanting to be 12 so that I could get my first pocket knife. I remember wanting to buy a mini-bike (small motor cycle) with my own money from my paper route and my parents never giving in. I remember driving a riding lawn mower when I was ten and thinking that there was no way that anyone would ever get tired of doing this. At about 13 or 14 I remember wanting a 2 story house with a basketball hoop in the driveway.
There are times as a parent when you feel like you are going to bust with happiness and pride at something your children have done. I felt that way when I walked down the aisle with each of my daughters at thier weddings and I felt that way on Sunday watching my son walk across the stage and receive his college diploma. I hope every parent gets to experience that feeling.
Hi Amy and family, Finally I get to use the computer so I can look at your website. Wow! What a wonderful writer and mom you are Amy. I wish I had taken the time to write down my thoughts when our kids were younger. I keep a jounrnal now, but what a gift you will have for your children with this website.
I can't believe Shelly is moving around already on her own- she is so precious. She will need to get moving to keep up to Archer. He is so grown up and busy. I can hardly wait until he meets Sophia. She and Thad are coming home June 8th-11th. It will be a short visit, but we will see everyone at Travis and Steph's wedding. I can hardly wait!
Talk to you soon. Love Aunt Patti
Hi Aunt Patti, Thanks for posting comments! I can't wait to meet Sophia, she's so adorable in the pictures and I'm sure even more so in person. You hit the nail on the head when you said that Archer is busy, he never stops until he just crashes at naptime or at night, and then he sleeps hard. He likes to call everyone friend, so I'm sure he'll get along well with Sophia, its always fun to have kids around to play with each other.
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