Happy 17th birthday to your son! Just looking at the photos makes me sigh because I know time is running fast that one I'll post something like this too for my son.
"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It ...
My guilt-free recipe is made of 2 whole avocados, low-fat milk and Superfoodgrocer's coconut sugar (to taste). The picky-eater son loved it. A serving of fruit for the day = mission accomplished.
Looking at old photos is becoming my favorite activity to pass time. Thanks to popular memes on instagram and the instant access to pictures at flickr, I get to dig them up, view them and be transported back in time... in a snap.
Happy 17th birthday to your son! Just looking at the photos makes me sigh because I know time is running fast that one I'll post something like this too for my son.
ReplyDeleteOh, Kyle is also 17!!! ...just like my son! Great looking young man!
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy belated birthday to Kyle :)
ReplyDeleteBelated Happy Birthday Kyle! :)
ReplyDeletethank you all for the birthday greetings and compliments for our second son! trying to hold back time now before he becomes an adult. :)
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