Last Day of School

It feels like just yesterday that I was a complete and total emotional wreck over the fact that my sweet Caroline was starting Kindergarten. Some other woman was going to see all my child's firsts, watch her learn, give her accountability, guide her, and love her. How hard it was for me to imagine and yet, after this year with Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Paris, I see that I couldn't have had a better transition into this whole education world we've entered into.

These women have helped guide Caroline in ways that I am unable, they challenged her and helped her grow and yet still allowed her to be a child enjoying Kindergarten.

Although I would have loved to have been in her classroom more, I know that she was given just what she needed to succeed this year without me there with her. Now, I get to have her back for a few weeks before we transition into a completely new world with a different set of adjustments.

Through this big year of new things for our family we have definitely felt the Lord guiding our decisions and search to find what is best for Caroline.

What a joy it has been to see her mature and flourish. She has such a wonderful desire to learn and such a great ability to pick things up quickly. She is a compassionate little friend and we've seen the other children respond so sweetly to her.

Caroline is excited for her last day, because it promises an ice cream party and a sand bucket full of fun surprises for the summer, but when she slows down she becomes a bit emotional about her last day with her friends and, more importantly, Mrs. Turner and Mrs. Paris. I understand her emotions as I am feeling some of the same feelings of transition sadness.

We're going to have a little "end of the year" party for supper tomorrow evening and then a fun time, as a family, at the pool to celebrate/commemorate her big day tomorrow.

Caroline and I on a date Monday evening.