I have been terrible about updating our family blog. It is so much easier to do a little post on facebook, but it's not the same. Too much has happened since my last post (January!) to try to write it all so I'm going to just start writing and we will see what happens. :)
School starts in less than a month and it's a big year for my crew. The kids will be attending a new school that I have heard wonderful things about and my little boy is going to kindergarten! I remember when he was just a little baby and seeing a family on T.V. with kids aged about Gen and Cade's ages and thinking, "Wow, how easy it must be to have kids that age!" I had no idea that even though they can dress themselves, make a bowl of cereal, tell me their feelings etc. Life doesn't get easier when they go to school. It's a whole new ball game.
I remember dropping Gen off for her first day of kindergarten and thought "I have to trust a stranger with my child!"
And that was just the beginning. No longer is the control in my hands. The kids see things, hear things, choose their friends, and basically start to choose their own path. Of course I want my children to be independent and strong, it's just hard to feel them pull ever so slightly away. NOT to mention all the dang homework! It's so hard to see your child struggle with something and you can't fix it for them. But alas I know change is important and I can't shelter my kids, so I'm praying for a good year.
We already have new clothes, (NO uniforms at this school and Gen is so excited!), backpacks, and almost all the school supplies. I even got Hailey a new one to take to Preschool 2 days a week! It is going to be such a change with 2 days of no children for 5 hours! I already have big plans of volunteering, cleaning, writing, maybe working a bit, who knows! Whatever I choose it's a new chapter in my life and the family's and even though I'm nervous about it. I know it's going to be exciting!
Until then we are enjoying our summer, each other and not having to follow anyone's schedule but our own!
