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Twelve years ago, I became a mom. My sweet baby Jackson arrived and I was as in love as I was terrified.
It has been quite a ride. And considering how many times over those years my impulsive child ran into busy parking lots or across the street without looking, we are pretty lucky we have made it this far.
Every day, he seems to be less of a child and more of teenager. And yes, I know it is going to get even harder!
Happy Birthday Jackson!
Love, Mom
2025 Life Update:
Looking back on this photo of my twelve year old son makes me so proud of him and all he has accomplished since then.
Jackson is now 23 years old!!!
He recently graduated from UBC Okanagan with a Business degree and a minor in Computer Science. He had a great university experience at UBC Okanagan while also maintaining his local group of friends and staying together with his girlfriend from high school.
It’s been such a joy raising my son and I’m so happy that he’s reached such a huge milestone of graduating from university. Parenting sure is a wild ride that flies by faster than you can imagine.
What is Your Weekly Photo?
Mom Bloggers (and Dad Bloggers too!) post a photo on your site, link up and find others… Wordless Wednesday is tons of fun.
Leave the URL to your photo (clearly ours are never truly “wordless”) and then visit others!
Wordless Wednesday Update:
Wordless Wednesday was one of our favorite blogging carnival link ups and we joined weekly for many years.
It’s now 2025 and we’re now looking back at many of our favorite blog posts and updating and deleting some of our older posts. We loved being part of the weekly photo sharing fun of Wordless Wednesday.
But sadly most of these the old “linky lists” are full of links to blog posts that have been removed or have been set to private. So we are updating many of our Wordless Wednesday posts to remove the blog link lists.
We sincerely thank all of our readers who shared their links in our Wordless Wednesday link ups.
Thanks to Uisce for creating Wordless Wednesday.
Written and photographed by Janice, co-founder of 5 Minutes for Mom and owner of Janice Croze Photography.
Lolli says
Happy birthday to Jackson!!
Annie says
Oh my WORD!! He is so grown up! Happy Birthday Jackson!
shelly says
Wow, crazy how quickly time flies! He looks so grown up! Happy Birthday Jackson!
another jennifer says
What a handsome boy! Time goes ways too fast, doesn’t it?
Lisa-The Domestic Life Stylist says
He is a handsome fella and already knows how to “work” the camera. Watch out! 🙂 We are 11.5 years apart. My lil guy turns 6 months today.
Colette says
Happy Birthday to your love.
He is very handsome!
MommyJenna says
What a handsome boy! It’s crazy how fast you find your children growing. You blink and you might miss something
Create With Joy says
My, Jackson certainly is a handsome young man!
This week, I’m excited to announce that we have a new addition to our family! Hope you’ll stop by and meet Magellan – our new Maine Coon kitten! 🙂
Have a fabulous week!