Off to Kindergarten

Oh my…how did we get to this day?

My (oldest) baby isn’t a baby anymore.

She’s not a toddler anymore.

She’s not even a preschooler anymore.

She’s a Kindergartner.

Talia, you’ve grown up so much! Not just in the obvious physical ways, but you are a girl now. No traces of babyhood or toddlerhood are left in you. You’re a girl now.

So many new adventures await you in school. When you walk out of those doors in June, you will have learned so many things that you had no idea about as you walked in the doors today. And even when you finish Kindergarten, there’ll be even more to learn. There will be so many books to read, so many words to write, so many math problems to solve.

I pray for you this school year, Talia–that you’ll grow smarter in mind and stronger in heart. And through all of this growing that you’ll grow closer to God and that you will feel his love for you in new ways.

Enjoy every day, little one. You were probably more ready for this step of the journey today than I was. I sit here crying and typing while you’re frolicking and chatting. You’ll get me through this somehow.

I can’t wait to hug your little girl body when you leave school every day. I can’t wait to hear all about everything you do each day.

I’m so proud of you, my Kindergartner.