As I laid in bed last night, tears streamed down my cheeks, Mike already was prepared with tissues for me and a hug, he knows I am like this every year, since him and I have been together
They were tears of happiness and sadness
My little boy was starting 6th grade tomorrow and I can’t believe how fast time goes
Anthony was the sweetest and cutest baby ever! Im not just saying that, I mean look how adorable!
I remember these days like they were yesterday
Anthony still in diapers, running around with a sippy cup, and throwing tantrums, how could I forget those times , he would love doing that 
He has grown up fast, one thing that will never change, he will always be goofy!
Every year I take his pic on the first day of school, just so I always have photo memories and for him to have these photos when he gets older as well 
Today I took his photo for his first day in 6th grade, I may have cried my eyes out when this handsome young man walked away to the bus stop, and I have to say Im crying now as i type this
Anthony we are so proud of you, for the young man you are becoming and for being such a wonderful kid
No matter how old you are, you will always be my baby boy
I will cry every year as the grades get higher and when college comes, but remember these are tears of happiness, and I love you so much! Time just goes so fast, I treasure every moment I have with you
Parents, you know how I feel, it seems one day they are crawling around on the floor getting into everything , and the next day they are getting in a car and driving off to college
Just always take lots of photos, have lots of tissues, and treasure the precious moments!
Ok , wow, what a emotional start to the day, let me dry these tears and share another happiness…
Peanut Flour Pancakes
Pancakes were PERFECT for today, as I needed a extra special breakfast
These were Peanut Flour Apple Pancakes with Dried Apple Crisps in them, for extra flair
Recipe-
1/4 cup peanut flour
Bag of dried apple cinnamon crisps
2 egg whites
2 tbsp almond milk
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 packets of stevia
1 tbsp of flaxseeds
cinnamon
Combine all ingredients, except dried apples, and blend in a blender, transfer into a bowl, add dried apple crisps into the batter, crumble them up a little, and then cook on a skillet!
Topped with a mixture of maple syrup and pb , melted together!
Just microwave for about 25 seconds!
And there might of been tears in the recipe too, feel free to add your own 
Lovegrown granola Apple Walnut on top as well , and leftover dried apple crisps!
* I used most of the apple crisps in the pancake batter, but saved some for topping too!
Was a perfect breakfast , filling and yummy!
Im off to run some errands and get breakfast made for the other kid in my life, a.k.a Michael , ha!
If you are a parent, are you a emotional wreck like me at times like this?!!
its all part of being a parent , just wish I could make him stay a little boy!
Coming Up….
- One For One, a new bar that has the same concept as TOMS shoes, I am excited to share this!
Have a great day!
Katie xoxo
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Awe, Katie!!! I am so right there with you!! Carter starts preschool in a few weeks and I’m already an emotional wreck!! I want him to have a full year of preschool before kindergarten and starting this year will give him two years of preschool. I’m so upset about him starting that I almost want to just wait until next year. I’m not ready to let go of my baby and trust someone else to care for him!! Waaaah! I know it will be good for him, but it absolutely kills me. And it’s only two mornings a week! haha
Aww Katie! I’m going to cry just reading this! Hope Anthony has a wonderful first day at school!
Your peanut flour pancakes look delicious! The perfect recipe to help the tears
love you xo
I know : ( I have been a mess ! lol! I feel better now, the first day of him going back is just tough!!
Katie, I can’t believe he’s going into 6th grade!!! I LOVE the pic of him dancing at your wedding – what a ham! Thanks for sharing.
Yes, he was the star on the dance floor that night! xoxo
Haha, I’m sure the tear pancakes were delicious (hopefully the syrup outweighed the salt!)
But truly, having never been a mother, I have only witnessed those joy-tears in my own mother (a noted crier-extraordinaire) and think that, if photos and your description are any indication, you’re raising an excellent (and adorable!!) little guy who’s going to rule the school!!
Thank you so much! He is great! Im so proud of him! xoxo
Awww baby Anthony! I love that you two have such a special relationship. He’s lucky to have a wonderful mom like you, Katie.
thanks Allie! So sweet of you!!! He is my best friend : )
Aww! This is such a sweet post. Anthony is so lucky to have such a caring and lovely mom like you!
I hope he has a great first day of school. The first day is always the worst.
Thank you Hope! Just wait, you will know the feeling one day!
He looks so handsome! What an adorable baby he was! I hope he has an amazing first day of school, and he has a wonderful mom to come home to.
xixi
Thank you so much! : )
My baby girl just started 7th grade, so I know exactly how you feel! Tears are the only response! Time flies… Pictures are the greatest! Wish I had taken even more than I have.
awwww 7th grade! She is just a year ahead of Anthony!
Thanks girl! I hope she loved her first day of school!!
Such a sweet post!xx
Thank you!!! xoxo
I love this. he was the cutest baby! I have a video of my mom bawling on my first day of kindergarten while I was giggling listing the grades that come after. Even for me, it feels like yesterday! I hope he has a great first day!
thanks love! Awwww , lol! Your poor mom!
Yes! I am a complete emotional wreck about the girls growing up. Anthony is just adorable (still) and you should be proud of the nice young man you are raising. Well done!
thanks! I actually thought of you when I was crying this morning, I know you will be very soon too with Gigi starting, oh my, lets have a chocolate and wine night with tissues, lol!
Ohhhh honey…what a good mama you are! And what a handsome young man Anthony is growing up to be. I’m so glad he has you and Michael to look up to!
thanks Katy! I love him sooooooooooooooo much! The love you have for a child is unlike any other and is the most powerful love ever, never knew I could love someone so much until I had him : )
I just found your blog
This post is so sweet! And those pancakes look delicious!
Thanks Meredith! Im glad you found my blog, sorry the first post you read has to be so emotional !! ha!
LOVE your blog name, how awesome! ha!
Love the baby pic and the one from the reception the most – you’ve gotta take credit for raising an awesome young man!
Thanks girl! I am really proud!
Gah! You have ME tearing up over this post, girl! It warms my heart to see how much love you have for your son, and I’m sure he feels it as well, which is part of what makes him the awesome kid that he is
I hope that he has a great year in 6th grade, and that you never stop being proud of him 
I never will stop! He is my everything : )
Thank you so much love!!
ah, i almost cried reading this too!! he’s such a good kid…and so cute! you are very lucky to have him
Cry with me! : p
Love you! he is a sweet little guy ; )
Anthony is such a cutie! I love his smile. I too get all emotional on the first day of school and really, all the firsts and big days that come along with kids growing up. My daughter starts 2nd grade this year (next week) and I know I’ll be a mess. I’ll have to throw the shades on after I drop her off in class haha. Anthony is a lucky boy to have a good Momma like you!
Awwww how sweet your daughter is starting 2nd grade, is she excited? I bet she is, its fun going school shopping, getting a new backpack, and all that stuff! I should of wore my shades today, lol!
Thanks for the comment Kelly! Hope your little girl has a fabulous first day!
Aww – LOVE seeing pictures of Anthony over the years! Wishing him the best of luck in his new school year!! Must be so special to watch him grow.. transform.. change into a young man right before your eyes <3
Thank you! He was really excited for middle school today!!! <3
Awww my mom used to do the SAME EXACT THING, and I never understood why! Anthony is so adorable I can already tell that he’s going to be a heartbreaker some day- all the girls will be ooing all over him! Wishing him the best!
He already is into girls, lol, he had a girlfriend last year! Kids grow up too fast, I didn’t have a boyfriend until I was in 8th grade! Thanks Mary!!!
katie! he is so cute… going to be quite the ladies man lol.. and will have to try those pcakes— always looking for new uses for my peanut flour!
thank you! He is a great kid !
Yes the pancakes are very good ; )
OMG Katie, I’m sitting here crying too. I get so super emotional every year on Jake’s first day of school too, since preschool! And he’s only going into second, so I have a long road ahead of me here. haha! Anthony is such a cute little bugger. I LOVE that pic from your wedding of him giving the wink and the gun! What a ham!
Mandi!!!!!!!! Awwwwww Jake will be a second grader?! Time really goes so fast, its so emotional for us parents!!!
He is a ham, he seriously loves to be the center of attention, he has some kick butt dance moves too, he gets it from me ; ) haha!!! xoxo
Aww Katie! I can’t imagine how hard it is! My sisters always call me crying whenever their little ones started school! Anthony is so lucky to have a mother like you that cares so much for him!
So sweet! Yes us moms get emotional, just wait until you have a little one !!! xoxo <3 Thank you for always being so sweet!
Such a sweet post! Definitely looks like he’s got his mama’s charisma!
hank you Sara ; )
Aweeeee g-fran!!!! You are the cutest. I can’t even imagine how hard it is for my parents to pack me up for college. I am going to miss them a lot but I can’t wait to begin my life. Mwah. Much love! <3
Awww they will be for sure, but I know they are PROUD of you and excited for you to start and begin your life, as I will be the same for Anthony one day when he starts college!! xoxo <3
Aww, I feel the exact same way!! It’s so bittersweet how fast they grow up! I always take pictures on the first day of school too! We have a little book that looks back at all the elementary years that Adam fills out at the end of each school year. I’m sure we’ll love looking back on that when he’s older.
Anthony looks so handsome for his first day! I’d say cute – but he’s a 6th grader now, so that probably wouldn’t fly!
Have a great day Katie! Love u! <3
I know you know that feeling too!! How sweet what you guys do!!! I still call him cute ; )
Have a great day too! Love u!!
OMG Anthony is such a cute kid! I was to squeeze him into my pocket and carry him around!
He is! I squeeze his cheeks every day! Ha! Not really, he would not be happy if I did! Almost your wedding day! I am so happy for you guys! xoxo <3
Aaah, this is so sweet! So much love to you both – what a big day! You wrote so beautifully how it must feel for a mother to watch her child go up…it must be amazing and bittersweet all at the same time! And, may I say, what an amazing breakfast…those peanut flour pancakes look so delicious!
xyx
hehe…no, really, they are my favourite move for legs…love doing them off a step. sooo effective! have a beautiful day!
PS: Reverse lunges kick *ss…literally
Thank you !!!! It is amazing!
Reverse lunges are killer, I love them ! ; ) hope your day was great!!
OMG Katie, that is so cute, your such a proud mama! He’s got your eyes, that’s for sure! I can’t wait to have children some day
Thanks Jessica!!! : ) When you have a child, will be the best day of your life! its amazing!
You have me tearing up and I’m not even a mom!
Such a sweet post!
Sorry girl!!! : )
Oh this is the best post!!! I am tearing up too, this hits home for me also my little boy is 2 and it seems like yesterday I was in the hospital having him!!! They do grow up so fast… And time goes by so quickly it seems !!! I am tryin to cherish every moment too !!! Love this
Awwwwww : ) yes, treasure every moment, they grow up so fast!!!!! xoxo <3
Aw, what a beautiful post! Your son is such a handsome young boy- no wonder you are proud of him! You have done a great job raising him!!
thank you so much! How sweet! : )
Awww what a beautiful post. He is adorable, and lucky to have such a loving mother like you!
Thank you Tara ; )
Your boy is soooo handsome! What a lucky momma you to are! I can only imagine what it’ll feel like to have a little one of my own!
Most amazing feeling ever! ; ) can’t wait for you to have a little one in the future!
Such a sweet post! : )
thanks! I hope you are great!