Sunday, November 8, 2009

a little something


hoping to re-enter blogland soon. (susan, i've a read a few of your posts - will comment as soon as i catch up on more of your musings.)


for now, this picture at sarahjane explains how i feel lately. when did time start to go by so fast? i've started to continually beg my kids to "stop growing" for which they just laugh in my face or flat out ignore me. it was also pointed out to me about a month ago (by a dear, but honest friend) that i am now old enough to be the mother of a missionary. where has the time gone? while i can't say that i want to go back and relive much (except maybe when i wrote evan's name on his birth certificate), i feel a growing desire to slow down and savor moments more. now i just need to put that in action and stop let's say arguing with my 10 year old over the timing of a song which just might have happened yesterday when we were practicing for our an upcoming talent show!


8 comments:

miriam Case said...

Thank you for,giving me, such a nice welcome today. It was so great to meet you! I hope that we will be able to see you again.

susan m hinckley said...

What a sweet picture, April. We had dinner with some friends tonight who have 3 little girls and I just couldn't help remembering when I had 3 little girls just the same ages and it made me a little sad. But my little girls now have things like masters degrees . . . it truly only seems like yesterday. An older woman once looked at my girls and told me to enjoy every minute because it would go by so fast -- on that particular day, I just wanted to hand her the diapers and walk away in disgust -- but she was so right. But I am (slowly) figuring out that all the stages are good, so it makes me look forward to the future as well.

Amanda said...

I bookmarked that picture a few weeks ago...I have been feeling the same way. I just want to freeze my kids at their ages right now. Still innocent. Still needing me. Still wanting me to tuck them in and chat.

Unknown said...

I second on every word you said. How I wish Isaac would stay little...

Analia and Co. said...

I totally agree with wanting the kids to stay little. I love their innocent comments. They cheer me up with their sweet spiritual power. I love them more than anything and wish I could keep them at this age a little longer too.

Megan Lewis said...

That is such a sweet card. I've always thought if I could choose a superpower it would be the ability to pause time. But I think I would take advantage of that one just a little too much!

Lindsey said...

How funny that you posted this. I posted some similar sentiments right before I read your post. It just goes so fast, doesn't it? And you love them and are excited for their future and miss parts of their pasts all at once. You're a good mama, April. And congrats on your second half-marathon completed! What a woman!

Jenni said...

I have a hard time staying in "blogland" too... Love your kids' pictures!

quotables

"is that lily holding baby lily?" -lily's response when i showed her a picture of gracie holding her when lily was a baby.

"drama class is actually a lot of fun." -gracie (this is only humorous in that grace seemed surprised by how much she likes drama class. this from my child who we refer to as "a drama queen" when she is not around.)

"mom, you can go with my teacher and i'll stay home with japie and evan. daddy can go to work, and i'll be the mommy" -lily, in response to learning that she would be going to preschool next year instead of this year.

"mom, if you don't get rid of that smell soon, you're going to have to buy a new car." -gracie when it took me a couple of days to clean out my car after returning from a road trip.

"mommy, they have dress-ups for you!" -lily while walking by the prom dress section at macy's.

"i said the prayer "last"-erday." -lily's replacement word for "yesterday."