Today is my 27th birthday. I'm not sure how I feel about it. It's odd. I feel like I'm officially not young anymore. 26 still seemed fairly young. 27 just doesn't. I'm not sure why I'm not all that happy about turning 27. "Young" really isn't a number. Heck, by all accounts, the fact that I have five kids tends to already put me in the "old" category. So, why is this number bringing me down? To me, 26 means you can make stupid mistakes and people will brush it off as being "young." How stupid is it that I feel that way? I guess I kinda feel like 18 isn't an adult...27 is. You're no longer early, or even mid 20's. You're late 20's. You're an adult. I don't know...it's odd. All I know is that I feel like I've left "young" behind. It's not like I'm sitting here thinking, "I should have my life together. I should know where I'm going. I'm 27 and I still have no direction in my life." I have my life together. I know where I'm going. I have direction. Like I said, I really have no idea why it all feels so odd.

Anyways, a few pics of my gorgeous kiddos:

Cole, Ethan and Emma "pop the collar":
The kids with Josh Peck from "Drake and Josh" on Nickelodeon:
The girls and Seth at the zoo: