Familiar Pose

When I saw Lucy melt onto the ground after a vigorous round of "chase absolutely nothing in big circles until you pass out" a.k.a. "catch a case of the zooms", I knew I had seen it somewhere before.  After staring at her for a few minutes I realized where....

Lucy after running suicide sprints around the back yard....

Amelia after her first day of high school a few weeks ago...

As they say, ball 'til you fall. 

Happy and Sad

Middle School and High School.  No Elementary School.  No little kids.  No babies. Looking at these photos makes me equal parts happy about the wonderful people they're becoming and sad about the awesome little munchkins they'll never be again.