When did that happen?

I took Caleb out shopping for new shoes last night. Somehow in the past four months, his feet grew a few sizes. Say - from a youth size 6 to a men's size 8. I don't know how he could stand having his old shoes on his feet. If he keeps growing at the current rate, he is going to be taller than me by the end of summer.

Really it isn't a big deal that Caleb will be taller than me soon. Actually, it will come in handy. Right now it really stinks when I go to the store alone because I can't always reach the stuff on the top shelves. Do you have any idea how embarassing it is to wait in a WalMart aisle for some stranger to come along so you can ask them to get down that green box of Always Ultra-Thin? Seriously.

(although I'm getting a chuckle out of imagining the expression on Caleb's face when I ask him to do the same - and by then he will be old enough to realize what I'm purchasing - can you see the mortification??!!)

Here's Caleb on his birthday back in December -



And here's a shot of all the kids at Christmas -



Seeing their smiles is the best Christmas present ever.