Summer Is Over

It's official. Summer is over. Sigh. While I'm really looking forward to a schedule and all that goes with fall, it makes me a little sad to realize that the seasons seem to be slipping by pretty quickly. Eli learned to do a lot of things this summer: swim in a big pool (with his floaties, of course), jump off the diving board, slide down the big slide at the Town Club, ride a bike, spit sunflower seeds. It's amazing what a difference three months will make! Phoebe has grown, too. She's a baby, though, and we expect babies to change monthly...even weekly! As our little Kid University pre-school starts next week, I realize how big Eli really is. He is going to be up in the Pre-K with me where I teach. He's not going to be in my class, though. Thank Goodness! (I really admire people who homeschool...it must take enormous amounts of patience!) All the same, he's going to be one of the "big kids." It seems like just last week he was down in the 1-year-old class giving his teachers heart attacks when he jumped off the top of the little plastic houses. Where has the time gone?! Brad and I are seriously considering holding him back a year from kindergarten (he'll probably start in the fall of '09), but right now that seems just around the corner. School started on Monday here in Texas and it seems like this year I have quite a few close friends who are sending their oldest children off to school. It was heartbreaking! I think there were probably more tears shed at kindergartens around the state than at anywhere else. I think all Moms would like to discover a serum that we could give our children that would keep them little forever. Of course, how would you choose what age to give it them? Would we keep them at 6 months when they are so happy and sweet...or at 1 when they are starting to discover the world around them...or at 2 when they start to tell you they love you and that you are their best friend...or at 3 (hmmm, I can't think of anything for 3 because it was a REALLY tough year for Eli, but you catch my drift). All I know is that time is going by way too quickly for me to impress upon my memory every precious moment in every day. It slips away and all you have left is this big kid where your sweet baby was. I think right this second I should go cuddle with Eli while he watches Sesame Street. I'll just leave you with a few pictures of the last two months.