preschool graduate

it's official.

preschool is over.

and i'm sad.

:(

connor and i had a long talk before we left this morning about preschool and how far he's come.

i remember dropping him off the first day when he was just 3 years old.

that was a terrifying day for me.

i sat in my van in the parking lot the whole time.

he was so little and fragile then.

he seriously doubled his size that first year of preschool.

he really has come so far and learned so much.

this was connor almost 3 years ago around the time when he first started preschool.

 and this is him today. (well yesterday at school)

 he's grown so much.

in so many ways.

time to go to preschool for the last time ever...

the teacher gifts are all ready to go with us.

the big black book is for his teacher, i made up a story about a beautiful Superboy finding his way through preschool....:)

the littler books i made for his teacher's aides and therapist.

and candy for all!

 mommy stayed for class today.

ahh!

i'm going to miss all those sweet kids so much.

i have grown pretty attached to them, coming in and seeing them every week.

there are several that have just stolen my heart.

i didn't even think about how hard it would be to not see them again.

i know at least one of them will move on to kindergarten with connor so that's a small bit of comfort.

 my beautiful boy decided to sneak one more nap in at school for good measure.

maybe he thought if he went to sleep he could skip the whole leaving part...

if that were the case, mommy would go to sleep too!

he woke up in time to watch the slide show of pictures the teacher put together.

and one final closing circle time.

the end came too quickly.

mommy is sad.

sad to be leaving his wonderful teacher, a woman who whole-heartedly loves my sweet boy.

she loves all those special children with everything she has, and it shows in their progress throughout the year.

i could not have asked for a better or more perfect teacher and mentor for my beautiful boy.

she really has helped unlock an amazing amount of knowledge that was hidden inside my son.

i will forever be in debt to her for that.

she will always be special to us.

thank you Teacher Anne!!

we love you.

i'll share the smaller books i made, to help express the gratitude i feel...

 thank you, for helping me realize my SUPER potential throughout the years...

 and for opening my eyes to the wealth of knowledge i had locked inside me...

thank you for helping me stand tall against all my adversities...

and for loving me for who i am.

i will miss you.

I<3U

<3,

Connor

  
tomorrow we go in for his Kindergarten orientation....
let the change begin!
<3  

it's been a long day.

i just got done making gifts for connor's teacher and all his helpers.

i am starting to get really sad about saying good bye to all of them.

ahhh!  mommy doesn't deal well with change.

:/

and i just realized connor's surgery is next week, only 6 days away!

and aubrey's last day of school is next thursday.

so much going on in such a short span of time.

  

i will be able to handle it all.

i can keep it together.

i am just saying this to make myself feel better...

 

at least i have connor and aubrey to help me through.

they are my biggest support.

love them.

<3

 

my little champion.

today starts the last week of preschool for my beautiful boy.

last week.

ever.

:(

i think i may fall apart when it's all over.

he has been with his teacher for the last 3 years and i can't imagine school without her.

she's been so perfect for my sweet boy.

but i'll try not to be sad until after we walk out the door.

then i'll let it hit me.

today i went in to check on connor and was pleasantly surprised...

 my Superboy won a gold medal!

it was a Special Olymics gold medal.

i was sure it must've been for his mad pole vaulting skills, but it turns out every kid got one for participating in P.E. all year long.

we'll keep working on the pole vault.

he is mommy's #1 champion.

always.

oh, sweet love.

<3

happy Sunday:)

fancy pants are back on in full force this week.

well, maybe half-force because connor is still not really feeling that great.

but they are on, nonetheless. 

it's been stressful here lately, just with everything going on combined with all the normal every day stresses.

plus my dad has been out of the country for the last 3 weeks and that is always hard.

but he got back yesterday, so i feel like i can breathe a little easier now.

:)

 

 

 i think connor feels the same way.

he's still getting over being sick last week, and now he's having tummy issues.

there's blood in his tube again when i vent his stomach port.

which means he probably has another ulcer.

hopefully it will clear up soon.

my dear sweet boy.

a little silliness to lighten the mood and start the day off right.

 some sweet kisses to sustain us....

ahh, now the day can move forward.

<3

big hugs for my sweet babies.

i'm so glad i have them in my life.

they are my life.

and if that's the case, then life is good.

<3

went over to my sister's today for a little bit to hang out and meet the newest members of her family.....

baby chickens!

aubrey has been dying to see them ever since she found out about them.

my wittle nephew caleb introduced us to his new friends right away.

he named one of them 'Virginia'. 

wittle Caleb.

he's so darn cute!

aubrey loves her little cousin, and i'm pretty sure he feels the same way about her.

 they had a blast playing together.

he kept saying, 'Aubey, Aubey, Aubey!'

a. dor. a. ble.

connor felt content to just sit with mommy and relax.

 

glad i got to see my wittle nephew and my sister and brother-in-law today.

love them all.

<3

he sleeps.

there seems to be a recurring theme to this week for my sweet boy....

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday (today)

my little boy slept the whole time at school again today.

and again for a little bit when we got home.

i'm glad he's getting some good rest, but it makes me sad that he feels bad enough to sleep this much.

i hope it means his body is healing from whatever sickness he had over the weekend.

plus he looks extremely adorable when he's asleep.

:)

next week is his last few days of preschool for the year.

for his entire life.

it's happening too fast!

 hopefully he gets his rest in before then, i know he won't want to miss out on that.

today i am grateful for peaceful moments of rest for my sweet boy.

<3