5 weeks!

That's right! 5 weeks from today and Alex will be 8!!! It sounds crazy to me to think in ten years he will be graduating highschool. And to think almost 8 years ago rob and I had our first kid! As many of you know Alex was quite a surprise to us, a wonderful in expected surprise. He changed our lives forever! I know I am 32 but at times I do not feel old enough to have a 8 year old, let alone 3 kids , or to have been with rob for almost 14 years! It is amazing how once you have kids life just flies by! I still remember bringing Alex home for the first time, and how he was when we brought Zachary and Addie home. I remember all the silly things he did when he was little. All the nicknames he had for people and now he is almost 8 and was tearing up kitchen tile with us tonight, it's crazy! Once you become a parent I feel like that is your life. You wake up with our kids, nap with them ( if you are lucky) make breakfast, lunch,dinner because they are hungry. Think about things you can do during the day that they would like or have fun trying. Always make sure you have snacks when going somewhere. It's crazy! There are so many things that go into parenthood that people never think of when deciding to have kids and once you become a parent you start to realize all these things. I love my kids...I mean really who couldn't love those faces but, but I also love my me time. I love hanging with my twin or other friends, having date nights with rob, and the peace and quiet that comes when the kids are sleeping. I love the days when everyone is getting along and listening and in good moods. I love going out with the troops aka my crazy kids and just having a good time. But it seems to be going so fast. Sure there are days when I would love to lay in bed, watch tv, read a book and be left alone but I will have plenty of those soon enough. Soon they wouldn't want to be around me and rob all the time. They wouldn't think we are the coolest people they know. ( even though we always will be) and I know this. Everyone tells you that once you have kids time flies but you never realize it until you actually have them. Almost 8 years ago we started the journey of parenthood...it has flown by but I have loved almost every minute of it!