...I didn't realize how emotional I would feel today as Layla officially finished preschool. I am so happy to have a break from the 35 minute commute to and from school. I am even happier that I no longer have to entertain a 2 year old in Des Moines for the 2 1/2 hours while Layla is in school. However, seeing her walk across the stage at her graduation ceremony made me sad that another year of her life is gone. I feel like I'm in that place of parenting where I love seeing my kids mature, yet I don't want these days to become the past. I enjoy the little pieces of freedom I gain with their growing independence, yet I still enjoy the intimacy of the care they still need. We are so proud of Layla and love the experience we had this year. Thank you Mrs. G. and Mrs. H.
Layla is very excited to be able to sleep in every day. Currently, she will sleep until 8:30am on the weekends. I'm sure by the end of the summer she will be pushing 9 or 10. Now, if only I could get brother to sleep past 6am!
2 comments:
I hear ya - I'm right there with you!! It's so hard to watch them grow up and show independence because we feel like they begin to need us less and less - yet selfishly we appreciate those quiet moments to ourselves as well. The hardest one for me was when the girls graduated from kindergarten. To me it meant that they were officially 'grade schoolers' and that was a hard one for me. Poor Kale - he doesn't even know what he's in for with me since he's the youngest!!! hahaha
Oh my...time flies by so fast. Soak up every minute and enjoy!
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