Kindergarten on the horizon

WOW. We’re on the cusp of your 6^th Birthday and Kindergarten. What a huge milestone time for all of us. For the last several weeks, I’ve been scared of what this change was going to bring. I am beyond excited for you both, and this new chapter of your lives. But selfishly, I’ve been having a hard time imagining you being big enough to be out on your own at school.  And Kindergarten is just the beginning of the letting go process – where you learn all about life and the good, bad and ugly.  You’re going to have to make decisions on your own now that you have never been faced with before. You’re going to learn so many new things that you have never learned before.  You’re going to have so much fun – like you never have before. You’re going to meet new friends and some wonderful people that you have never known before. You’re also going to run into some not so nice people, who may throw you for a loop.  These are all part of growing up – and I just know how hard that can be.  But it’s also so much fun. The good times will far outweigh the challenging ones. I just hope we are preparing you and giving you enough tools to handle whatever you are faced with….

We went to your first “meet and greet and see your seat” at Windsor Farm today. You both walked around like you absolutely belonged there.  You were confident, not shy, inquisitive and excited. I know you will flourish there. You met your teachers, walked around and found your seats, found your lockers and enjoyed every minute.  I think you have a better feel for what things will be like now – and the fear of the unknown is a little less daunting.  I’m so relieved.

Cole, for weeks you have been telling me that you are not riding the bus. You don’t want to go to school. I never should have signed you up and you don’t want to go, ever. Then today, we got to school and you saw some friends and it was like a switch flipped.  There was a visible difference in your demeanor. You were excited!

JD, you were so confident and comfortable that you decided to go to the meet and greet with your face painted like a skeleton.  Crazy as it is, you didn’t care that you looked like it was Halloween….I loved that you did that! Your teacher was a bit taken back but she liked it too.

It’s coming fast – and we’re all bracing for the changes. I guess it’s good that it’s coming in small steps. This way, we all have time to adjust.  I read this yesterday and it captured exactly how I know I will feel on your first day.