On the first day....

I blinked, and my kids grew up. I was a little emotional with the thought of Emma starting Kindergarten, but what really surprised me was when I got choked up over Jacob's entrance into 2nd grade. I think I was okay with Emma because she was so excited and didn't seem to mind that we were leaving her for the day. But that's also what really got to me about Jacob. He was the same way, but it really hit me how grown up and independent he is. This school stuff was just old hat for him.



This year he's upstairs which is a HUGE deal apparently.




"Children serve as impossible-to-ignore, in-your-face time-pieces, marking the relentless march of one's life through what otherwise might seem an infinite sea of minutes, hours, days, and years." John Grogan.