How'd We Get Here?

Today Eric is seven. Seven. I've been mulling it over in my mind for months and wondering how that happened. How did this guy...

... my cuddly little buddy turn into a big boy with long, lanky arms and legs? He still likes to sit in my lap sometimes, only know his sharp elbows dig into me. Yet I still love those moments, when he wants to sit in his momma's lap.

How did this shy little fellow...

...so shy and nervous to head off to school, become such an eager student? Ready to learn and all too soon a second grader.

I really don't feel old enough to have a kid this big, but it seems it's true. How did my baby boy get so BIG?

Happy Birthday Eric! You bring such joy and fun to our family. You amaze me every single day!