How can this be happening?

*I wrote this on New Years Day. The day AFTER the b-day's. Yes, I know. I'm now just posting it! I'll post about why another day. =D *

My youngest are *cough* eight. Past years b-days. Yeah, as of today. I haven't cried yet though I fully plan to later.

Zach chose pizza and a SEVEN layer banana cake (Huh? What has he been watching? Martha??? VERY specific and certain from the moment I asked).

Joe chose Chinese and "A cake that has strawberries on it. If there are no berries than you can use cherries." He was TOTALLY gesticulating as he told me! SUPER funny.

They are so big. I think they are even more big than Es and Sam were at this age. The reason I think that is because there aren't anymore Youngers to take the Twins' age place. You know, when an Older One turns eight it's not that big a deal 'cause you have a Younger to eventually take their age place.

But alas, there are no Yonger kids. There are only Olders.

Over the past two weeks since they've turned Ben and I catch each others gaze and just kinda' say 'Wow' with our eyes. We are so blessed by the kids. We LOVE our kids! They make us laugh with their wit and warm our hearts with their sensitivity toward God and humankind.

This is a good life!

Zachariah Aaron


Josiah Andrew