So yesterday my kids, my mom and I had lunch with some family friends.  The gentleman also happens to be my son’s namesake.  The couple used to live around a block away from my parents but now they live in Houston. We don’t get to see them very often so it was really nice to catch up over lunch.  After lunch we took some pictures.  My favorite picture is the one of my son and his namesake.

Every time I look at these pictures of my son I can’t get over how big he has gotten. 13 years old and he is already taller than me and almost as tall as his sister. I’m so worried that he is going to grow 3 or 4 inches this summer while I’m in Bolivia.  He changes every day and I’m going to miss out on six weeks of his growing and changing this summer.  I’m really excited about my trip but I’m not looking forward to being away from my kids over half the summer.