Nostalgic day

It's a lump-in-your-throat kind of day for me. It's the silly small things that grip my heart and make me nostalgic. Today is the boy's last day of school. It's not like he doesn't have many more years ahead of him and it's just preschool, but still. I have been a bit sad this week and even teared up as I dropped him off today. Nutcase - I know! Preschool has just been so good for our boy. He has grown so much. He cried for the first month I think, and now he asks to go almost every day. He is more social. He has learned things. He is a little boy now, not the baby I dropped off 9 months ago. His teachers have been amazing - I will greatly miss them. I know there will be other great teachers in his life, but these are the first regular outside (meaning we don't know them) influences he's had. I couldn't have asked for two better women. Here is a picture I took this morning...one year down, countless more to go! Heaven help me on his last day of high school!

One benefit to a small child - wearing clothes over and over. The girl wore this outfit for the first time last July and it still fits (note that it says it's 3-6 months)!


Don't you love her pose this morning? She was workin' it - pouty face and all!




The girl is fascinated by our singing rocking horse. She figured out how to make it sing herself today and she was quite enthralled. She makes the funniest face when she says please - and I caught it today. I was most amazed that she stayed in this squatting position for so long - my thighs would have been burning!











We brought home Clay's cars from childhood this weekend. Both kids love playing with cars, and the boy is all excited about his new cars. Clay has a blast reliving his childhood as they all play together. Nothing warms a mama's heart more than to see the three people she loves the most enjoying being together.