Blink.

May 2009.

May 2009.

May 2010.

May 2010.

It seems as though we blinked and Miss E went from baby to girl, doesn't it?

Sometimes I think that when you're with your kids each and every day you don't always notice how much they are growing and changing and while yes, I know that they grow and change everyday, sometimes it takes a good long look and trip down memory lane to realize, wow! My kids are growing on me!

Sometimes I don't like it all that much. If only we could pick and choose the days and places and stages we want to stay at longer. And skip over the ones we're not so fond of.

The last two days we've finally been back outside enjoying the sunshine and you can tell that it is just what this family needed. After nearly a week of rain and being stuck indoors, some of us, were going a little crazy.

Mostly me.

Today we played outside at home and then went to my dad's and then came home and played outside some more. We grilled out for dinner and the windows are open and ah, I just love this time of year. This is the time of year that I'd like to last a little bit longer and just hit pause on the days.

At my dad's we "helped" plant flowers. I use the term "help" loosely because as evidenced below by Miss E, our small village isn't always the most help when it comes to things like that.

May 2010.

Don't worry, M and H were a little bit more helpful than E. (T was at home with other things going on today.)

If this past year is any indication, before we know it, we'll have blinked and E will be getting her hands dirty and planting flowers too.

Happy Weekend!