Elijah's First Day of Kindergarten

Wow, writing that title felt surreal. Of course, he started Kindergarten a few months ago and we've happily settled into our new daily routine. But, still, writing the title felt so official and strange. I'm flooded with that lately. I see Elijah as the elementary student that he is, but I also have strong memories of the baby and toddler he once was. Everyone always comments on how quickly these precious days zoom by. Yet, saying that doesn't even seem to do it justice. It all moves at such a breathtaking, break neck speed. It seems to have only sped up since Keira was born...

Elijah's first day went off without a hitch. I was able to snap a few pictures of Elijah before we left. I'm going to try to take a picture of the kids on the front rockers on every first day of school to track their growth.





I also took a few of Elijah and Keira holding hands as we headed out. I purposely dressed her up a bit for the momentous occasion. I love how in the second picture he seems to be walking away from her toward school.



Once we got to school, we met his class and teachers in the cafeteria. It was a little excruciating to wait. Fortunately, one of Scottie's friends took over his class for a few minutes so he could spend a few minutes with us.


I wasn't sure if we'd be able to accompany the kids to the classroom that first day, but nope, they left us in the cafeteria. Elijah lined up with his class, and walked in line down the hall to his new classroom and new life. I cried. I even feel a little tightening in my chest right now as I type this. It was a very emotional day. I was full of mixed emotions. On the one hand, I was excited for him. But, I was also sad that Keira and I would miss him, now more than ever since we really seemed to have hit our stride together. Also, Elijah was only ever lukewarm about preschool and I was hoping that he'd like Kindergarten and school, since school is such a big part of a child's life. But, I was also looking forward to spending more quality time with my girl.


When we got home we spent a long time enjoying our rocking chair front porch, rocking in the chairs and reading a giant pile of books while she snuggled on my lap.