Time ... Slow Down

The busyness in my life lately, and signing our oldest son up for High School this week, has made me realize the boys are growing way to fast. Graycen turns 2 next month! I am not sure where the 2 years went at ALL. I have no idea how my oldest is almost 14 and our middle guy is almost 10! It has been so important to me to spend as much time at home with them as possible, as I worked full time the first part of their lives. I realized that I missed so much. I can't imagine how AJ feels at times, when he really was gone half of their lives it seems. We have been trying to figure out what to do for vacations this year. We both wanted to get the boys to Florida, but for a handful of reasons getting there this Spring is just not in the cards. It is important to both of us to get the boys to Michigan this summer. A place our family has loved to go for many many years. We looked at the tax refund that we are actually anticipating this year with me not working, AJ being overseas, having three child tax credits, and an educational credit and decided that this is the year we NEED to do Disney. I always steered away form Disney, as when I think of vacation, I think of beach and relaxation. However, this maybe one of the last years that we have our whole family available and ready for a vacation like this. AJ and I have been budgeting, calculating, and planning. It will be fun to surprise the boys with this vacation. Now the dilemma: it is so expensive to fly. We can do the 18 hour drive each way with the boys. Sure we can! That is what I keep telling myself!