Stacey, you made me cry again.

When your boys have children of their own, reading these posts of yours will bring a whole new meaning to them. I am sure they already realize what an incredible mama you are, later they will realize the full awesomeness that is Mama Stacey!

Good thing I had some kleenex nearby when I read this...*sniff*.

It goes by sooo quickly- you bend down to pick up their legos and toy soldiers and when you stand up, you're tripping over their size 15 shoes they left in the middle of the room. You give me hope that eventually they'll move out and have to pick up their own toys and dirty laundry. ;-)

(Actually, I never thought I'd be one of those 'slow down, you're growing up too fast! moms', but more and more I find myself thinking exactly that.)

Hoping you have a speedy recovery from your surgery in January. Only thing I know about knee pain is from growing pains as a child. My mom would get up in the middle of the night and rub Ben Gay on my knees and add the heating pad.

Children are our reward for growing old.

word!! :-)

You made me sniffle. Mark made me cry! Having kids grow up and become cool people is the bomb!

Best of luck with the knee surgery, Stace. I'll be thinking about ya. I'm adding the date to my calendar so I can send you good thoughts...

That is so nice, Stacey. Even while I complain, I'm secretly enjoying this time we have (shhhh...don't tell anyone. It would ruin my reputation.). I know they grow up fast, and I think I've enjoyed (almost) every age so far. They constantly amaze me. You've done a good job with your boys, and will continue to enjoy them for years.

Jebus, Stace!!! You even made ME teary-eyed!

You are such a great family - you work so well together. While you envy may envy some of my moments with my small kids, I am hopeful that I can do half the job that you and Billy did with your family.

You are my role models in so many ways! Thank you so much for sharing this post!

Stace - you have every right to be proud of your boys as they are a great bunch of guys. I know I would have been proud of them if they had been my boys. (((hugs)))