Life as we know it....

A mini harrypotter...  scar and all!   (The scar is all his!)

Harry Potter day on base!

Cause sometimes, Momma needs to be in the pic!

4th Grade school pics

6th Grade school pics

Spiky Hair!!!

And this one...

Cause we matched!

It's quiet in my house.  Everyone is gone, at one thing or another.  I am completely and totally alone!!!  It's a rare feeling for me anymore.  I had thought that this day would come when all the kids were in school.  And now we homeschool!  So, there is always someone around.  

But here's the thing....  I miss them.  All of them!   "They" always say that it goes fast...  treasure the days... days are long and years are short...  they are only young for so long....

It's all true.  I knew it would be, but man...  This year it's just hit.  My baby is SO GROWN UP!  He's still the baby...  and milks that for all it's worth.  But, he's so independent.  C is thriving in 1st grade.  He's reading and writing so well!  It's fun to see the growth there.  J is 9....  I mean, where does the time go.  He's the pesky younger brother to N, and the know-it-all older brother to the littles.  But oh, so helpful and sweet when he wants to be!

And then there's N.  I mean, in the blink of an eye, and this summer, she is Miss Independent.  She's always off galavanting on her own.  She is little social butterfly and always involved in something.  She's making a killing (I mean a great living) as a mother's helper in the neighborhood.  She's turning down jobs left and right!  She's responsible and mature.... and just GROWN UP.