It's finally here... Kindergarten!

maybe one day in a few weeks, when i'm up to my eyeballs in homemade costumes and snacks for an entire class, i'll blog sentimentally about Caden's first day of Kindergarten-- but not today. He is so big and so friendly and so ready for school! We received a post card in the mail last week from his teacher, Mrs. Buxton. He was SO excited to get mail from her!

If you know Caden very well, you probably know that he can be enthusiastic. WHEN HE WANTS TO! Sometimes at bible study or at a new nursery or NEW anything, he can quickly change from my strong, brave, friendly little man, to a vulnerable, scared little boy. It doesn't happen often, and it doesn't take long for him to warm up and forget all about little old mama. we've talked about kindergarten all summer, and it was finally time to pack up our school supplies and head to school!

Josh was able to take off from practice (a big sacrifice for second week in pads) and we were good to go. After shipping Laura Grace and Timothy to Rachel's house (for the 23rd time this week), we stopped at Springville Elementary!

this year, Caden will be in Mrs. Buxton's class. It is a multi-age classroom called the Flex class in Springville. it is a class that has team-teachers with K-5 and 1st grade students. There are two teachers in there and the kids will learn some subjects separately and some as a big group. in Kindergarten, the students will get to be exposed to higher grade skills, buddy up with first graders, and will loop up to the a teacher that he is familiar with in first grade. We felt that Caden would benefit greatly from this setting, so we requested the class. We have heard that Mrs. Buxton is a great christian lady, and after meeting her and Mrs. P (the first grade teacher in Flex), we found several church and community friends that we will have in common. Here are a few pictures from today!

He was so excited to see his name everywhere. on the wall, on his chair, on a folder. He was really excited! I was so impressed with the amount of time that Mrs. Buxton spent with us and with Caden to help make him feel comfortable! I think I'm almost ready for this :)

I don't think it will take Mrs. Buxton very long to fall in love with our little man. He is truly truly a gift from God and i am humbled everyday that I get to be his mommy during this very important time of his life! Now, to bring the tear level down, I'll let you know that i can no longer concentrate on this post because Caden and Josh are yelling and laughing SO loudly right now as they watch WipeOut in the next room. That's my que... I'm missing out on all of the fun :)