Guess Who's Seventeen Today?

And feels like crying and shouting for joy

all at once because she's growing up.

And will be a big scary senior soon.

Speaking of being a senior...

{senior pictures}

I swear I was only eight yesterday.

I was racing Lauren home from school

so that I could hold Baby Ben first.

And then I blinked.

This growing up thing is over-rated.

And I can hardly wait.