Don't Blink

John turned eight years old back on the 8th. That night I wanted to add photos of him growing up to this blog. I thought I could do it in just an hour or two....not so. I had too much fun looking back at all the old photos of him. It took me a few nights.

He has grown up so fast.





Photos from John's birth announcement, this is the first
page in his scrapbook. I think he his 6 weeks in these.

Here he is at 6 months. He weighed 24lbs!!
I can still remember squeezing him into this outfit.

John and Calvin, now 8 years later John is the thin one and Calvin is the fat one.

About 15 months.

eating!! He still loves to eat.

At the park.

One of my favorite photos with me in it ( there isn't many). This was his first day of preschool, the 2 year old class.

John on a train.

Taking advantage of the fall leaves in our yard.

Our Christmas card photo in '02.

At the beach April'03

train freak

First day of 3 year old preschool. A few weeks later the
teacher suggested to me that he needed help with speech.

Pumpkin Patch Fall '03

Ok, weird photo.

This is just a few days before Anna was born, maybe even the day before. It was one of those moments I wanted to remember because it was never going to be the same again.

I spent most of that summer( because of the west nile virus threat outside) on the couch, Steve and Dora were my best friends.

Then she came.



She's just not diggin' the trains, John.

The only time he had really short hair.

his first love! she is not so sure.

first swimming lessons summer '04

Almost 4 here. I never did take official 4 year photos..kicking myself now
because he sure was cute!

First day of Pre-K

brother and sister

Must of been hat day.

Counting on the calendar with Miss. Amanda.

summer '05 last year he is into trains

At the 5 year check up. the Doc actually brought up puberty (that in kids higher on the charts it starts early)..all I could do was think.... "he has only been potty trained for 18 months."

At the beach.... the week before Kindergarten. After this time went by faster.

5 year photo

fall '05, I could say my kids were 5 and 2 ( not 5 and 21 months etc.)

Christmas Day '05

He can read!!

K-5 graduation



Summer '06, I see an older boy ( what is to come) in this photo.



superman after the 6th birthday party






December 2006

tiger cub after his Pinewood Derby win.

with buddies on the last day of 1st grade.

the beach '07

Christmas at 7 years

the end of 2nd grade

he looks older here..... beach '08

exactly 8 years old! how did that happen??