I kept thinking back to the day when I held a 5 pound 12 ounce baby in my arms. She was so helpless, so innocent, so pure. She needed me for EVERYTHING, and now, she's about to enter the world of "real school".... not just preschool where she'll go a few days a week for 2.5 hours, but Kindergarten where she'll go all day every day. Back 5 years ago, Kindergarten seemed like a lifetime away. Now, it's staring me in the face..... UUUUUGH! I'm so not ready....
We were supposed to have a picnic at a nearby park, feed the ducks, and let the kids play on the playground, but the weather didn't cooperate, so we had to "picnic" in the gym. Since Matt had the entire week off work, he was able to come along as well, which was nice.
When we first got to the gym, the kids played games with the parachute. Caleb was all over it. He was having so much fun, and jumped right in with all the big kids! He wasn't to be left out!!
After the kids were done with the parachute, the teachers brought out tons of toys for the kids to play with....
Katherine loves these "horse heads on a stick" things, and carried it around with her the entire time.
She even held it while taking her turn on hopscotch...
Caleb LOOOOOVES these car things, and pretty much hogged this blue one the entire time! We just may have to get him one. It was quite the hit!!
Here are the kids back in the classroom gathering their things before the picnic. Caleb grabbed a seat right next to Jacob -- he's so ready to go to preschool! He loves every moment!!
Back in the gym, Katherine is playing on the beam with Kinsey and Jessie.
Here she is with her teachers, Mrs. Schramm (on the left) and Mrs. Hoffman. She had Mrs. Schramm last year, and to be honest, I couldn't ask for a better teacher. She's exactly what you'd dream a preschool teacher should be, and we'll definitely miss her next year.
Back on the horse thing!!
This was a HARD time.... Saying final goodbyes to Mrs. Hoffman and Mrs. Schramm. Yes, the tears were flowing!
Final pics with Kinsey and Nicholas...
AAAAHHHH, where did the time go? Didn't she just start preschool yesterday? When did she go from a shy and timid toddler, and turn into a spunky and fun loving young lady? Didn't I just blink and the time passed? In some ways, I'm glad this "final" day is over, and I can put all of the emotion behind me, but in others, I know that the day I have to send my baby girl off to Kindergarten will be a million times worse than Friday. I'm already dreading that day -- three short months from now... So until then, I will cherish every day I have with her, holding onto the last bit of her smallness that I can, and trying to make new memories each day. I know this time will pass quickly as well, and I don't want to look back and wish that I had done more....
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