First Day of Kindergarten for Caden

Caden was so excited to go to school.  I didn't even realize how exited until the last few days before he started!

Kindergarten starts one week after the rest of the grades.

I am so blessed!  When I was sad this day after Anthony and I left the school and were getting coffee.  Anthony said that I have done a great job with them and should enjoy this time where I can do somethings that I would like to do.  Even though it makes me sad how fast they have grown I am so proud of who they are!  

God really knew what He was doing putting us at this school!  I was not even interested in knowing about the schools when we moved here.  God knew what the future would hold though so He placed us right were we needed to be.  My kids are at one of the top schools around.  It has an A rating and they are pretty strict about things but that is something that I would of looked for and like!  

Caden my precious baby boy!  Five years old!  Almost seems impossible! 

My beautiful 9 year old girl!  How I love her!  She has the sweetest heart!  Always has!  As she is getting older I can see how she is morphing into a butterfly right before me!  I couldn't stop it if I wanted to.  Oh how I wanted to last year when she was begging to go to public school.  Being in school for Caylea has forced me to learn to trust her and other people with her food allergies.  She is so responsible.  Not that she never messes up or makes a bad choice but thankfully God has protected her through it all.  She needs these experiences now rather than waiting till she is older.  I think if she was still home with me her confidence in this area especially would never have grown.  What I want to for her is for her to be okay with who she is and how careful she needs to be with food and for it not to be emotional but only factual!  I think she is there not sure she would be if she didn't have this experience or if it was much later!  I am so thankful to God for this because only He could of brought it all into play.  Me I would of been too scared to ever take the step by myself!

I think Mrs.  Miller was the perfect teacher for Caylea last year.  She is strict but she also really cares which is just what Caylea and I both needed!  Caylea has her again this year because Mrs. Miler changed grades.  In 4th they team teach and we love her other teacher Mrs. Baily also!  I also think this is perfect because it will transition Caylea to no Mrs. Miller next year!    

Also Mrs. Miller introduced us to our great friends Leah, Rob and Aubrey! This friendship was just meant to be!  They live on the next street and our kids love each other!  We couldn't ask for better Christian friends here in Louisiana! 

Carolina how sweet she is!  Carolina is my love bug!  She has been practicing gymnastics every since her first class and her cartwheel looks so awesome!  I can not wait until she can start her class every week!  I know she is going to get better and better with each day!! I see a gymnast in our future!  I love her sweet spirit! I love her confidence!  She loves everyone and doesn't worry about what others think but yet notices someone who is sad and will go see if she can help them.  I love this about her!  She just loves people!  

Now this little boy rocks and amazes me everyday!  If you know him and had watched him over the past you would know he doesn't like to be away from Anthony or I.  We never make him.  You know why because I just enjoy my kids.  I love being with them.  So he would go with us at church or wherever and it was fine.  Well I was worried about school and this issue.  I think this made it all the better.  This boy has the best confidence of anyone I know and NEVER meets a stranger!  Watching him walk into that Kindergarten room the first and second day just floored me!  He has a few things to learn like staying in his seat and not getting up every 2 minutes to show his teacher something but that will come in time.  Having him up there all of the time last year and actually in the same room with the same teacher so much defiantly helped!  I think this is going to give him the great wonderful start that I have been praying for! I can not wait to help out and be up there with him as much as I was for Carolina's Kindergarten year!  

Did I mention that I am blessed ~ just look at these precious kids!

Caden ready for us to leave him! He didn't even Flinch ~ I was tempted to stick around but knew better why mess up a good thing?  Although I have every confidence now that it wouldn't of mattered!  He would of done great either way!

Mom really? LOL

Okay I 'll smile if you let me do my thing! 

Poor Mrs. Green was so busy but paused for a picture for me with Caden!  We love her and know this year is going to ROCK!

I went back up to the school to take Caylea her Epi-Pens she forgot. I ran by Caden's class to check on him and was trying to hide but one of the kids fell and Mrs. Green needed to get a band-aid for him so she asked me to watch the kids. I took a few pictures (my camera fogged up) and as the kids were walking away I heard a little boy say to Caden "hey your Mom is leaving" Caden said "I know because I am in big boy school now!" 

So impressed with this little boy!  Last year most of the year Carolina always wanted to go home with me when I left.  She loved school just had a hard time with me leaving her.  Not Caden ~ I think he is going to thrive on independence   

They are off to their first day of music!

We love Mrs. P she was our bus driver last year!  I love that she is willing to use an epi if she needs (not all bus drivers are) and that she has my cell phone number so she text me with any questions or concerns. She is just the sweetest lady we are blessed to have her care for our children!

Caden's first trip on the bus!  He looked forward to this day for almost a year!