Starting a New Chapter

It was inevitable.  Our "little" boy started Kindergarten today!  Eli was beyond excited, and definitely ready for this new challenge.  He was up before his alarm clock, ready with 20 minutes to spare, and barely paused to wave at Andy and I as he boarded the bus for the first time.  I have been excited for him too, with neither of us having any anxiety about this coming year.  That is why I surprised myself by tearing up as the bus pulled away this morning!  Drew seemed very confused that Mommy was crying, so I tried explaining that they were "happy tears" and that mommies do that sometimes.  Even Andy was more emotional about it than he thought he would be.  I know that I am blessed to have been able to stay home with him these past 5 years, and even though there were days I wanted to pull my hair out, the memories and fun times far outweigh them.  I took lots of photos, and Andy did video, so we will try to post those on here soon.  We asked Eli what he wanted to be when he grows up (I am going to try to keep this tradition every year), and he said, "a Lego Hero Factory builder", which means he wants to design and create new Lego hero characters.  He decided this summer that he wants to do that after watching a video online of some men who created the heroes he plays with now.

In other family news, Jordan and Drew are at this time hiding in their toy chest because "a lot of armies are coming". They have already been to a party and church this morning...they play so great together! They will start Preschool on August 27th, and will go 2 days a week.   I have no doubt they will be just like their brother and barely say goodbye to us. They will be going to the same place they went last year, so the familiarity helps, as it did with Eli today.  Also, this Fall, keep watching for updates and photos from Jordan, who is taking her first ballet and tap class; and from Drew and Eli, who will be playing soccer!

Baby boy is still doing well, and met his first big milestone set by my doctors yesterday when I was officially 24 weeks pregnant!  I have been feeling much better this week than I have the past few, so I hope it continues, but also know that it may not, so I am trying hard NOT to overdue it at home.  We have a great support system here and are so thankful to be a part of this Edmond community for another 9 months!