First Day of School...

It is so hard to believe that today is the 1st day of school. In so many ways if feels as if summer just flew by?! We always make a big deal on the first day of school, and today is no exception. Actually, this first day of school is extra special as it is the day we sent our baby to Kindergarten. What a bittersweet moment...our hearts so filled with pride and so filled with sorrow for how fast the time is slipping away! I have spent the day fighting back tears as I replay the precious memories of the past 5 years over and over in my mind! So I leave you with pictures of my precious 3rd grade and Kindergarten babies and the sweet note that Berkley's teacher gave me attached to a small pack of Kleenex as I quietly left the room this morning.

The First Day

I gave you a little wink and smile

As you entered my room today.

For I know how hard it is to leave

And know your child must stay.

You've been with her for five years now

And have been a loving guide,

But now, alas, the time has come

To leave her at my side.

Just know that as you drive away

And tears down your cheeks may flow

I'll love her as I would my own

And help her learn and grow.

For as a parent, I too know

How quickly the years do pass

the day when it was my turn

To take my child to class.

So please put your mind at ease

And cry those tears no more

For I will love her and take her in

When you leave her at my door.