So fast

MAN this year went fast. I can't believe tomorrow is the last day of school. The kids get out early. It just zoomed by. It is a bit sad in a way but also very exciting as they are learning so much. I just can't believe how time flies and how fast my kids are growing up. Caleb just finished his first year in middle school and will be in 7th grade. YIKES. Zachary finished up the 3rd grade and Rachel just finished the 1st grade. She is now reading between a 4th and 5th grade level. She LOVES to read. I love that about her. I enjoy reading if it is a good book but she must really get her love of books from her dad.

Ethan will be starting school in the fall and that will only leave Mayah home with me. It just seems so weird to think that almost all my kids are in school. Does this make me old now?

Then what? I wonder what new experiences life will bring once that happens. I can't think about it too long because it makes me really sad. It just means my kids are that much closer to being on their own. Well actually Rachel told me that when she gets married she still wants to live with me. :) I wonder how long that she will think that. Then one of the kids wanted to know if they could just live here and serve their mission here. How cute is that? One day they will realize how very much they want to be on their own. I just hope it doesn't come too quickly because I feel like time is just slipping faster and faster away. And I hope I am doing a good job at teaching them all they need to know.

I worry alot. I worry about my kids. I worry about them making good choices. I worry about the influence that others have on my kids and I hope they don't give in to the things of the world. I hope I can teach them enough before it is too late. What if I am doing this mothering thing all wrong and my kids suffer because of ME?

All I know is that I truly love them and want what is best for them. I know that the time really does fly by and that we only have a small amount of time to teach them and help them and spend time with them.

YEAH for no more school for awhile. We love our summers. We love spending time with our family that we only get to see once a year. That time also flies by. I really think we need more time. :)

CONGRATS to my kiddos for finishing the year with good grades and working hard all year long.