Sometimes I wish I could pause time and hold onto these moments forever...but the memories are a very beautiful consolation prize. It's easy to get lost in the hustle, but don't forget to slow down and appreciate the amazingness of your everyday life!
Is it just me? Or are these weeks just flying by??? I remember when I was a kid and it seemed like the weeks d...r...a...g...g...e...d on by. I really think it's true when they say
The older you get, the faster time flies. I mean, really, it's not just the weeks that slip through my fingers. It's the months and the YEARS! This month marks 3 YEARS that our little Potter fam has lived in Sea Cliff. There are times when 3 years sounds or feels like a long time ago. Like when I think back to that closing date 3 years ago, our first closing date on a home, the biggest-check-we-ever-wrote date, that "Holy crap, are we making the right decision?" moment.
I think back when we first moved here, when Liam was just about to turn 5 and enter Kindergarten. Rowen was only 2 and still called ambulances "Weee-oooh Weee-oooh's". I look back at those days with nostalgia; and although they feel far away, I remember them so clearly, so dearly. Almost like I could pull them out from my back pocket, like one of those wallet-sized photos. Now Liam is about to turn 8 and I'm afraid he's never going to stop growing! My first baby is definitely not a baby anymore. He's tall, handsome, considerate, witty, smart, kind and oh-so competitive. Now Rowen is 5 and I'm seriously afraid of what he has up his sleeve. No, really. Talk about coming into your own...that phrase exactly describes Rowen's 3-yr development! Today Rowen graduated from the YMCA Pre-K program. Jason and I couldn't be more proud of him. He's really developed his own large and in-charge personality. We are so proud of his confidence, his humor, his kindness and his grit. His uniqueness is like none other. It's easy to get lost in the hustle of life, trying to keep up, trying not to fall behind, trying to catch the dreams we set out for ourselves and our families.
But the best parts of life are in the small crevices and cracks that exist between one goal accomplished and another one we set for ourselves.
The sweetest parts of our existence are when we stop, pause, breathe, and reflect. Our little boys are not so little anymore. And before we know it, we won't even be able to call them "boys". So to get myself prepared for that moment, I'm going to start referring to them as "my little humans". My darling humans, who oftentimes drive me insane, but nonetheless, I couldn't and wouldn't want to live without. So let us raise our virtual glasses to Rowen for graduating Pre-K, to Liam for graduating 2nd grade, and to ALL the awesome little humans out there graduating this phase of life and moving on to the next. We wish you ALL the best life has to offer, and nothing less!
Be well, Cromwell (and beyond)!
XOXO
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