Golden years

The night that my kids finally figured this out like all kids must do.

It's like a right of passage or something......

Yesterday Gabe said he didn't want to hold my hand anymore.
These little days are rolling on through and I'm not quite ready. I get comments from people often about how great it'll be when they are all of to school and asking me if I'm glad that the stay at home years are just about over. 

My initial response to that would most certainly be offensive so I just politely say

"Not quite yet."

These are the real golden years. 

Old age and family dispersement doesn't feel too golden to me...

Gabe's birthday: The Inbetween's

There was so much, too much good stuff .....
With the most image heavy post in this blog's history,
here are the in between moments of Gabe's party....

There were kids swingin from anything weighed down......

Selfies with tweens....

New neighbor's who we don't know yet......

Time with Nando before he heads out for Marine Corps.....

Coley making some casual bonding moments with Em.......

Two moms catching up 14 years later.......

Split butts gettin sewn up.....

Feelin like a king in the hands of a fair maiden......

Being derpy.....

Dancin all fancy......

Dramatic falling outs between a couple of the kids.....

Followed by adult mediation.....

And so much more that I'll choose to just keep inside......