Sticky Doorknobs

Sometimes you read or hear things and you know they are true, but you don't actually KNOW they are true until you experience an "ah-ha" moment for yourself. That happened to me today. I went to open our basement door and when I went to let go of the doorknob my hand stuck to it. Now my first reaction was to be upset with Jack for getting the doorknob all sticky while eating the giant sucker I bought, and I let him eat carrying around the house even though I knew it was broken and would fall apart. How dare that three year old get my doorknob all sticky with his grubby little wrist-roll hands? How dare he? Then my mind raced forward about 20 years...when I'm 54 and Jack is 23.. and there will be no more sticky doorknobs. No more sticky doorknobs. No more little people climbing into my lap. No more little arms wrapped around my legs. No more little feet running through the house. No more little hands getting things all sticky. My mind quickly went from being upset over the doorknob to being upset over the thought of my babies growing up and the finality of that. People always talk about how fast the young years slip away and to enjoy them while they are here. And while I have experienced how quickly time is passing us by, how final the baby years are has just dawned on me. So now instead of getting upset at the finger prints on the door, the food stuck to the floor, the snot wiped on my clothes...I will be happy with the little people that so freely give those gifts of love.

Rub a dub dub...

four cousins in a tub!

Likin' the Lake

Today we headed up to the lake to spend some time with Todd, Jen, Chloe, Anna, John and Karen. Todd and Jen are planning on spending a few days up here before coming back to Indy to fly out, but we're just staying one night. It's always so much fun to see the little cousins play and enjoy their time together. Funny how that's now how we big people enjoy our time together as well. I know John and Karen appreciate seeing their grown sons with their own children as well.

Karen picnicking with 2/3's of her grandchildren

Jason taking Graham for his first paddle

Playing in the sand box

Grandma enjoying an evening boat ride

Captain John

Anna on our sunset cruise

Grandma and Chloe

Ahh...feel the wind in your hair...

Is Jack driving the boat?!

NO!!! Hehehe...Grandpa is hiding back there!

Besides enjoying picnic dinners and sunset cruises around the lake, Grandpa is known to kick up a nice fire and fill the kids' bellies with s'mores right before bed. Seriously?! As a kid what more could you ask for?!

Chloe with her s'more

Mmmm...they are so good!