Can't Stop Now!

Well, as we all know time seems to fly by faster and faster every year and the kids are growing up in the blink of an eye!






This was proven to me once again this week when Jacob and Alyssa both took another big step towards "growing up" a little more. Alyssa is now training wheel free and loving it! As soon as Seth took off the training wheels she was off. I couldn't believe it, I thought there would be crashes, tears, and frustration before she triumphed. But before I made it back with the camera to document all of the above she was
already riding around with a proud smile on her face!

Jacob also had a big moment this week when he started sleeping in his big boy bed! We weren't sure how he would handle his new found freedom, so we left the crib up just in case! At bed time we put him in his new bed, closed the door, and waited for him to realize he could just get up and play (his train table is only a foot away)! However, after an hour and no word from him, we peeked in to find him fast asleep just where we had left him. In the morning instead of getting out of bed when he woke up, he patiently stayed there and yelled "mom", "mommy" until I came and got him (thank you Jacob for letting me hold on to that a little longer)! We took the crib down the next day!

That being said, it was a big week for us all! When I ask the kids to please stop growing up so fast, Alyssa looks at me and says,"Sorry mommy, once your five you can't stop". Well, I guess she is right but I will take this as another reminder to savor the little things everyday because in the blink of an eye they are ready and willing to grow up a little more, a little too fast for me!

These other pictures are from our trip to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Blake was really in his element in the Discovery Zone by taking all the building blocks that were scattered around and even getting the other children to help him build a fort.