Bittersweet and beautiful...

Man oh man, the last few weeks have been so hectic!

We celebrated my 5 year old graduating Pre-K and moving on to Kindergarten in the fall. I mean, when you have kids, every.single.person. tells you how quickly it passes. They tell you not to blink because before you know it they will be all grown up and you smile and nod and agree.

Then it starts happening, your kids start hitting milestone after milestone and one day you wake up thinking ‘how the heck did we get here already’.

My five year old daughter is my first kiddo, the one who made me a momma. I love watching her grow, my my goodness does it have to go so fast? (Side note: it also sometimes goes so slow? How does that happen.)

It’s a mix of hurry up and wait. I absolutely love seeing my kids grow and learn and become their own little people, but it also makes me sad.

Sad that I may soon pick up my 5 year old for the last time. Sad that my two year old son doesn’t fall asleep in my arms near as often anymore.

It’s bittersweet, but beautiful.

Our daughter also wrapped up her first season of t-ball. If you’ve never watch a bunch of 4-6 year olds play t-ball…you’re missing out. I can’t tell you how many times I have laughed as my daughter ran after every ball, whether it was near her or not.

That special little smile when she was up to bat, knowing my husband and I were right there to cheer her on, was such a special experience. Let’s be honest, half the games we spent painfully trying to get her dressed or wear her cleats, or tuck in her shirt.

Needless to say, that shirt was untucked by the end of every game, but we sure had fun!

Come the fall, our girl will be off to kindergarten and our son will be starting pre-school. That’s another tear jerker there.

Our son has been watched by the same woman since he was about 12 weeks old, but is nearing his 3rd birthday and will be starting preschool in the fall. It’s so weird to think come August I won’t be dropping him off with “Meme” anymore.

It seems 2021 is bringing us a year full of changes. Losing my grandfather, launching a new side of The Joyful Bee, my husband losing his job, pausing our home build, kids moving on to new chapters in their lives. It’s all a bit overwhelming to tell you the truth.

That is the way of life though huh? You can make a plan, but you have to be prepared to PIVOT.

What’s your bittersweet but beautiful year looking like? Let me know in the comments!