Well, today was the big day. My sweet, little man started Pre-K. It's a day that I have had mixed emotions about for so long. I couldn't wait for him to be at the school with me...but I also know that from here on out time will fly. My grandmother looked at me today and said, "Well, Aub, he'll be a senior before you know it." Please, Mema, not today! I'm just taking this one day at a time as is!!!
See, I've never been a hugely emotional person, so for me to be teary over this is very uncommon, but for the past week I've been on the verge of tears daily. I guess knowing all the changes that the start of school brings for kids is why. He will grow up. Unknowingly, he will. Of course, it will bring about a new stage that I can't wait to soak up, but I will miss all the small, innocent ins and outs that come from not yet being in school. Right now he doesn't know what it means to be made fun of, to fail at something, to be embarrassed that your mom kisses you in front of your friends, or believe he's not the smartest little boy on the planet. See, right now he lives in a world where he truly believes that Sandman comes each night and sprinkles sand in his eyes to help him fall asleep. He lives in a world in which he thinks God paints the sky his favorite color each night just for him. The innocence and magic of such a young age is priceless, and it's something that will never occur again. There are moments when I feel like I've taken this precious time for granted, that I should have tried to soak up more, written down each quirky remark like I was told, and so forth. Moments that I was so busy doing who knows what that I've missed something that will never happen again. I'm sure all parents go through these same feelings when big changes take place. I've been distracted and in deep thought over this for the past week or so, but today it all went away when he got to tell me about his day! He loved school! And right then I knew that this new stage is going to be just as fun as the last!...but tonight when he asked to sleep in bed with his mom, you better believe I said yes. I will snuggle him tight tonight and soak up every second that he wants to be mom's little boy.
Here are a few pictures from his first day at big kid school!
He's not 100% sure what he wants to be yet! That's fine by me....I still sometimes wonder what I'm going to be when I grow up!
He wanted to get his teacher something special for the first day!
Of course, we had to take a selfie!!!
He loves having his cubby at school to keep his things in!
His Pre-K teacher, Mrs. Hamilton!
Giving a thumbs up and saying, "I've got this!" Yes, sweet boy, you sure do!!!!
Oh, and the most heart broken award of the day goes to sweet, sister Paislee. She didn't want Kai going to big school without her!
