where has the time gone?

I was able to declare that it is officially time to lower the mattress in our little one's crib. This came to be after my little man stood himself up using the sides of the crib to brace himself. He then proceeded to lean over the side of his crib, grab my cup of water sitting on the nightstand, and turning it upside down spilling the contents of the glass on the crib, nightstand and floor. Sigh. He's growing up too fast. Maybe I haven't been paying attention, but one minute he's my little man rolling around on the floor, then next he's starting to crawl and dumping my water out while standing in his crib. He's not the only one. It seems like over night my little girl has gone from this little flower starting to bloom, into this beautiful and extremely smart 4 year old that has a mind of her own. Now she is in school. When did they go from my babies to my kiddos??? Why is it September already?! I have no concept of time anymore. I go to sleep, it's June. I wake up, it's September! My life is in the HOV lane these days, at speeds exceeding the limit. I am reminded of James 4:14, "...For what is your life? It is ever a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away." This verse makes me want to slow down...enjoy every single bit of these days as I can. My mind runs a mile a minute and a majority of those thoughts don't even matter. They take away from the time and enjoyment of just watching my kiddos grow up. I need to let go of the nonsense, get rid of the junk, just focus on Jesus and my family that He has so graciously blessed me with. Sometimes it means moving past something that has been holding me down or saying goodbye to someone that might be bringing me down. I need to live up to my full potential as a wife and mother in this short time that the Lord has allowed me to do so.