Off To Kindergarten

This is his real happy face. It makes my heart soar.

"Mom im just this much scared right now"

Rewind to when I sent Ky to preschool two years ago. It was no big deal. Really. I honestly was so excited for him that I never even considered that it was sad he was growing up.
Fast Forward to yesterday when up, until we walked into his school and then classroom i was also excited for him and didn't feel the least bit sad. Then we met his teacher. She is darling. I'm so excited for him to have her. But, I wont lie, it took everything inside of me not to burst out in tears. My eyes were full of water the whole time just waiting to escape. I had to keep tilting my eyes to keep the water on my eye and not streaming down my face. My baby boy. My biggest helper. My best buddy. He is starting public school....once that starts it never stops, until a mission, then college and marriage...and then he is gone. Heartbreaking! I made it out yesterday with only one tear filling overflowing my eyelid and Kyler didn't see it. Phew. Today, today i was tougher. :)
I got him up right at 7, he got dressed wanted oatmeal and oj then we took pictures, woke up his sister and brother and headed to the school. Walking down those busy, excited, nervous filled halls was fun. We got to his room, hung up his backpack got his name tag took a picture with his teacher and by then his nerves were totally over run with excitement. He ran over gave Boo and Brookie a hug a quick hug to mom and he was gone.
He came home so excited, so much to say. I love this kid. He isn't the "i cant remember what I learned type" nope. I got to hear detailed stories of what he did with which friend and even retold the two stories they read. He is an awesome kid. I am beyond excited to see how he develops and learns this year.

Kyler and Mrs. Willden

Kyler, i love you to death kiddo. You are such a blessing to me, this family, your friends, and all you meet. GOOD LUCK this year!

Preschool Graduate

Kyler has loved Preschool. He adored his teachers Miss Jen and Miss Shalese. They had the most darling graduation program, and Kyler loved performing. So proud of him. He is so smart, loves to learn, and always has a smile about it.
It made me so sad to see him so big and graduating. My baby boy is off to kindergarten.

 He is a stinker about taking pictures lately......

  Such a handsome kid when i can get him to smile!

Too Big, Too Fast Part 2

Wow that title fits this post all to well, so this is part 2...seems how i have 2 kids that are growing too big too fast!
Kyler started Preschool yesterday. The decision to put him in preschool has been killing me. I do a little preschool here everyday with daycare. We do all the numbers, colors, calander, painting, etc. Kyler is smart. He knows all his colors and has for a long time. He knows all his shapes he can count to 15, for a 3 year old his language and social skills are off the charts. So, why pay money for someone to do what i do? Why send him away when I do daycare to keep him here with me? Why, why, why? I had lots of excuses as to why i shouldnt have to send him. BUT, i never felt at ease. This kid has had to share his mom, his house, his toys, his everything since he was 15 months. I feel bad for him. Nothing is really truly special and just his. (he has his toys upstairs, and he doesnt have to share any of them, but he wants to play with them during the day, therefore he has to share them if he brings them down.)
So, in the end my guilt for making him share everything, really us never really getting out of the dang house during the day, we rarley make it out of the house in the evnings cause i am busy with life after daycare. We decided that this would be Kylers special time. Kylers time to get out of the house. Kylers time to not have to share his toys and go somewhere with new toys and new oppertunities.
So, he went.
He was so so excited leading up to going.
I lucked out and had the day off for dr appoimentest, etc so i got to take him
He ran
He didnt turn back
He jumped right on the rocking horse and didnt even think twice of me leaving him there
I thought i was the kind of mom that wouldnt cry. But, as i kissed his forehead i could feel those warm tears welling up in my eyes. I booked it out of there, out to my car, where i cried. Yup, im one of those moms. I cried for a few minutes until i was out of town
That was hard
I couldnt pick him up cause i had to run Brookyln up North for a dr appoiment, this might have been why i cried. I wanted to, but couldnt. But thank heavens for good friends. My friend Bec came and saved the day and took him to her house to play with her kids. I dont know which he was more excited for, preschool or getting to stay and play at Jed and Madis, but either way he was happy.
To make the day that much more awesome and exhusting for a boy used to taking naps. He got to go do a swim lesson with the Hatch's. Heaven.
I got home at 6:15PM Kyler was sitting on the couch in a daze. He came out of it momentarily while he told me about his awesome day. Then the poor exahused kid ate all his dinner (a miricle) and then brused his  teeth, watched one Deigo, and in bed to not budge again at 7:30PM (a BIG miricle)

Heres to my excitement to have this boy, this happy excited boy go to school. He loves it, it wears him out, it makes him happy, and really what more can a mom wish for. So here is my boy, my baby boy all grown up and going to preschool. It still hurts a little.

He went from this tiny wonderful perfect baby boy to......

 This semi big, wonderful perfect preschooler with serious cuteness and spunk in 3 short short years!

Him and 'sisser'. I love these two