Sometimes cute kids can age horribly. I'm not too sure how well this kid aged. I'm too focused on how old I feel seeing they started kindergarten in 2001.

This is beyond heartwarming. I mean, it's a bit sad he doesn't have a car and the bus doesn't stop near their home. But still, they get through it together.

This guy's mom took pictures of him every year on his first day of school. While cute, it does accidentally reveal that he wore the same shirt on his first days of ninth and tenth grade. Sorry you got exposed like that, dude.

Yes, he sure did change a lot. But so did his mom! She looks even better after 12 years. Does she have that Benjamin Button disease?

This is a cute recreation, but also practical. Fathers often show off their guns to their daughters' boyfriends to scare them off. And if you look, this dad's guns are open carry.

Isn't this precious? These guys have been inseperable all these years. They go together like peanut butter and jelly, or more accurately by the look of it, ketchup and mustard.

Here's a young man that will never understand commitment issues. Not only has he remained content with that same home and car, but he didn't even change his haircut. Scoop him up, ladies. He will never get tired of you.

These pals have been side by side from their first graduation to their last. Actually, we don't know what's under those robes. For all we know, they may literally be connected at the hip.

Happy to see Shaylyn got better at keeping her eyes open while saying, "Cheese." Sorry if that came across a bit salty. I'm just mad I didn't get multiple cakes just for going to school.

Here we see the first day of kindergarten next to the last day of med school. This is an even longer journey full of more memories. That is, of course, if her brain isn't completely consumed with medical knowledge now.

This might be the most dramatic change of all. How do you look like you could be your own father after just 12 years? Those four high school years must have aged this fella like a presidential term.

I want someone to look at me the way he looks at his past self. Specifically, I want someone to look at me and think, "I've come so far and improved so much. I hope no one learns of this past shame."

This is a cute composite of the changes in one picture. However, it does look like he's trying to keep his inner child down. Never do that. Hold on to your youth as long as possible, especially since it looks like you're training to be Captain Crunch's apprentice.

It's truly stunning to see how much kids change over time. Like her, for example. She somehow went from being tall, dark and mysterious to short, blonde and bubbly. High school aged her like the fountain of youth.

Seeing how these kids aged is adorable and often hilarious. But knowing their folks were there to document it the whole time and how proud they must be? That's an amazing parenting win.