it really does go fast!!

Debbie Peterson is my dear, dear friend who is in the next stage of life ahead of me (aka her kiddos are 18 and 16, or something close to that). She always tells me, "cherish the little years, because it goes so, so fast and you'll miss it like crazy." So I do cherish them. And I have been (for the most part) since J was born. And I'm so thankful for that advice, b/c yesterday, it hit me like a load of bricks.

It hit me like a load of bricks that Jasper is no longer a toddler. He's no longer that little buddy who toddles after me, eating grass, licking dirt, and watching birds in the sky.... Wait... actually, he still does eat grass and lick dirt and watch birds. But I guess the main difference is he no longer toddles. 

And now he's smart! Like, really smart. And curious. And imaginative. And can learn and understand processes and asks questions about the processes and such. 

For example, on the way home from ohio, he asked me and Andrew, "what table did God use to spread out all of my bones and eyelashes on when He created me and Brody? And how did He squeeze all those bones into mommy's tummy without breaking the bones? And why did Dr. Cook take me out of Mommy's tummy when God had just put me in there??"

And on the way to bsf this morning, he asked, "I know that dew comes from the sky, but how does it come from the sky to the earth without breaking our car? and where is it when it's in the sky and why can't I see it when it's in the sky? Is there dew on the moon? And why doesn't the moon fall on the earth the same way that the dew falls on the earth?"

to which I blink, blink, blink-ed... and then attempted to answer, talking a lot about clouds and gravity and moisture and God. Hah! I'm sure Andrew would've done a much better job explaining the "dew/moon/where-is-the-dew-now/why-does-dew-fall-but-not-the-moon/why-can't-i-see-the-dew-when-it's-in-the-sky" dilemma. :o) Andrew's very good at those answers. :o)

But anyway... the point is, Jasper's old! He's not my baby anymore! I was looking through old pictures last night and I told Andrew, "It feels like just last week that Jasper was a baby!" and it really does. So... I will repeat the wise advice of Debbie, and tell you all (all 2 of you who read this :o)) that no matter what phase of life you're in, cherish it. The good time and the hard times. Because it's gone before you know it. :o)

(also, we had a FANTASTIC trip to Ohio which I hope to blog about soon and I had a wonderful, wonderful birthday which I also hope to blog about soon!!)

(a few pics of Jasper at 2 years)

(A pic of Jasper from last week with his new bff)