16 Years in the Blink of an Eye!

I am in the middle of a crazy busy week! The highlight of this busy week is my twin girls 16^th birthday. They officially turned 16 yesterday and will be celebrating with their friends this weekend. It doesn’t seem possible that they are 16 already; it has gone by so fast. In a way it feels like yesterday that I brought them home and in a way it feels like it has been forever. It is such a strange mix.

They were born almost 8 weeks early and weighed in at 3.25lbs and 4.875lbs. Our first daughter was tagged as Twin A while our second born was tagged as Twin B; I will still sometimes lovingly refer to them as such. They are fraternal twins. Twin A is now 5’10” and her sister is much shorter, at 5’4”. They have come such a long way from the tiny, vulnerable, preemies they were, to the healthy, intelligent, young women they are today. I am extremely proud of them!

They are sophomores this year and high school has been so much fun for us all. Sports, clubs, and academics have kept the mom taxi working long hours but I wouldn’t have it any other way. When I feel overwhelmed about trying to fit in something they need with the 100 things I have to do that day I just think about how bored I am going to be in a few years when my house is empty. I don’t even like thinking about that. They both have so many plans for their future and the colleges they are looking at are SO far away. If I didn’t know better I would think they were trying to put a lot of miles between us! What they might not realize though, is that their father and I are willing to relocate…