The Passage of Time

Last night, we took the kids to a local amusement/sports park, because they’ve been wanting to ride the go-carts. All-you-can-ride wristbands are super reduced on Tuesdays, so we got one for each of them, and set them loose.

Tegan was tall enough for the mini go-carts this time, but couldn’t quite get the hang of the gas pedal and steering at the same time, so she only took one lap. She did however love the bumper bumps and the miniature golf and the water balloon launching.

The big boys didn’t want to play miniature golf, so they rode the go-carts again and again while we played with the two youngest. One loop of the track was close to the golf course, so every now and then I would look up and see them…. smiling, happy, red-faced blurs zipping around the corner. I realized as I watched them that the last time we went to this particular park (two years ago) Paxton wasn’t even close to the height requirement to drive alone, and Spencer was still nervous to be anything but a passenger. But here they were, two brothers who are growing up, happy and confident to be off on their own and racing around the go-cart track.

And unbeknownst to me, Everett had graduated to playing mini golf the “right” way (instead of the “put the ball right near the hole and carefully push it in” method still employed by Tegan. :)) Then there was Tegan… who, when I had this realization, was off at the restroom with Mike, because she’d (successfully) worn underwear on at outing for the very first time.

We capped off the evening with Icees, then went to the store so Tegan could pick out the new baby we’d promised her in celebration of using the potty full-time.

Looking so much older than her 3.5 years…

She was so excited to get home and start playing with it.  Spencer was excited when we got home too, because FedEx had left the package of DVDs, books, and tools that he’s been anxiously waiting for:

A little light reading

It all makes me feel sad, and happy, and wistful all at the same time. My kids are growing up.

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