Occasionally I wonder what life will be like ten years from now. If I did that more often, it might give me some perspective on today.
What I imagine for Zach in 10 years:
- High school graduate
- Returned missionary
- College student
- Very, very tall
Today Zach is:
- Hormonal/emotional/whatever this is
- Developing friendships with Jacob, Jaden, and Braedon
- Obsessed with hanging out with said friends
- Independent enough to ride his bike to the Y and the nearest grocery store
- Doing his own laundry with startling infrequency
- Not conscious enough of personal hygiene
- Talking like a baby (literally) to amuse himself/annoy others
- Taller than his mother
- High school graduate
- Entertaining multiple college options and/or scholarships
- Super energetic missionary in some part of the world
Today Tyler is:
- Creating cool things in art class
- Blowing his teachers away at school
- A Bear in Cub Scouts
- Trying to be like Zach and his friends, but inwardly content to be a child
- Obsessed with "riding shotgun" in the van, only because it makes Zach crazy
- Best friends with Carter
- Learning to ride a Ripstik
- On his way to completing the spring reading challenge at school
- Flying through his piano lessons and learning his first simplified hymn
What I imagine for Gavin in 10 years:
- Freshman in high school
- Very, very tall
- Climbing something high and dangerous
- Speaking in grunts and two-word sentences
- Pretending not to be Lexi's best friend
Today Gavin is:
- A very impressive expert on the monkey bars
- Considering a possible future in gymnastics
- Loving wheels: bikes, scooters, etc; and balls: soccer, football, basketball
- Loving television, especially Johnny Test
- Charming his mother with the best laugh in the entire world
- Really growing up
What I imagine for Lexi in 10 years:
- Finishing her first year as a teenager
- Being the same age as my girls at church
- Obsessed with her friends and her hair and her clothes
- Not appreciating my wisdom or companionship
Today Lexi is:
- Shy
- Resisting formerly enjoyable things: preschool, church, friends, babysitters, YMCA child watch
- Constantly begging to go to Primary, play with friends, attend school, and have babysitters
- Coloring in the lines
- Writing her name with a lower-case, upside down "e"
- Playing soccer for the first time
- Mostly sleeping all night in her bed...
- Loving her scooter
What I imagine for Kate in 10 years:
- Being the age Zach is right now
- Hormonal/emotional/moody
- Obsessed with her friends and her hair and her clothes
- Finishing up sixth grade
Today Kate is:
- Picking up a new word or two every day
- Saying the end of "drink" with a click of her tongue (it's so cute)
- Sticking out her arms when we ask her to fold them
- Raiding the pantry at least once a day
- Taking off her clothes and diaper whenever she feels like it
- Climbing on everything
- Able to navigate play structures at home and the park
- Running
- Not jumping (but trying so hard)
- A through-and-through Daddy's girl
- Content to putter and play with toys like no other Bartle children have done
What I imagine for Garry and me in 10 years:
- Having just four kids at home
- No car seats, diapers, sippy cups, diaper bags, strollers, training wheels
- Quiet time for me during the day
- Lots of time in the car
- Settling into mid-life
- Approaching our 25th wedding anniversary
Today Garry is:
- Working at Wells Fargo and mostly loving it
- Commuting just 10 minutes
- Cooking a lot
- Taking Lexi to the bathroom every night at 11:00 p.m.
- Serving as the Elders Quorum Secretary at church
Today I am:
- Enjoying my callings with the Young Women and the ward newsletter
- Cleaning, driving, playing, teaching, nurturing five busy kids
- Saving, saving, saving for kindergarten
- Dreaming of a red couch
- Becoming an expert with Band-aids
- Wondering why people say I will miss the preschool years
- Not sleeping enough
- Trying to make it to the gym 3-4 times a week
- Nursing a sore knee and various other health issues
- Enjoying bursts of amazingly beautiful spring weather
The end. And the beginning.
6 comments:
there is a lot of potential, brains, talent & love in those kiddos {and parents}... love your family so much!♥
That's a very interesting thought! I don't think I've ever looked 10 years out. Crystal clear depictions of your kids now though! <3
Thats an awesome post!!
Fun post! I love the picture of Kate wearing goggles in the bathtub!
This was a great idea for a blog post! I don't miss the preschool years either :)
what a fun idea! wonder how much of it will actually be the case?! guess we'll find out in 10 years when you do a follow-up post, right? :)
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