The Brickhouse Bunch: My How Time Flies....

I've always heard different people talk about their kids being 2 one day and 22 the next or something along those lines. I 've always wondered how twenty years could pass and actually feel like they went by fast. I mean, twenty years is a looongg time! I am, however, beginning to understand and it makes me kind of sad to think about it. Camdyn will be THREE in two weeks and I do remember the day I was in the hospital giving birth to her like it was YESTERDAY! She is growing so fast...physically, emotionally, mentally and yes even spiritually. She seems so mature for her age and I'm not just bragging because she's my daughter. She truly is the smartest (almost) three-year-old I have ever met. There have been times that I have had to stop and remind myself that she is only two. And Levi, that silly boy! He gives me two or three new words every day. This morning he was carrying around a picture of Mickey Mouse and crew saying "Mommy, Goofus! Look, Mama! Goofus!" It was the cutest thing (I didn't even know he recognized who Goofy was). Not that I should be sharing this and by the way, I did discipline him, but he was also yelling at Gigi's birds this morning, "Sut up, sut up bird!" Where in the world did he hear that phrase??? Steven and I do not tell each other or our children to Shut Up ever!!! They are both like little sponges soaking up everything they experience. They are exploring their world and learning their surroundings and boundries. Their five senses are their best friends right now. I am recognizing this more and more everyday and trying to make myself more aware of the things that I want them to either absorb or ignore. I am sure Levi will repeat the phrase "Shut Up" again, and again, I will tell him that we do not say those words because they're not nice. This process will continue for the rest of their childhoods and they will grow up to be wonderful, beautiful, loving, men and women of God twenty years from now. I will then be 47 and look back and remember this time like it was just yesterday. My how time flys......