Grease anyone?!!
Today was Caden's last day of school for the year!! MY OH MY... can you believe it's been a year... or a school year?! I felt like I was just muddling through "the where to even send him to school process" and now look at him... he's been there done that for almost 9 full months!!
Our day was bittersweet... while we are SO excited to be done with school for a few months... no more schedules, packing lunches, wrangling gear... we were sad that today was our last day to be with these special ladies...
And of course all of our sweet school friends!! Miss Rissa and Miss Judy, BOTH, have a very special place in the Cade-man's heart and mine too. They have LOVED LOVED LOVED on this boy from beginning to end and taught him so many new things about the world around him and most importantly about "God and Jesus!" It's amazing to think about how far he has come in his understanding of so many things this year... his animal sounds...awesome, his singing skills...amazing, his counting... improved... his colors... getting there, his social skills...budding, BUDDING, his heart for obedience and doing the right thing... well, now that is a work in progress! :) He had his first girlfriend, went to the "office" for the first time, performed in his first "musical," attended Chapel once a week, learned to walk in a line, took naps on his nap mat, learned what it means to be a part of group... he grew up a lot in the past nine months... and I am SO thankful that we decided to send him to school this year...he LOVED it more than I could have ever imagined he would. In fact, I am a little nervous about how he will react when he doesn't go to school for the next three months... I am sure he'll be "YEADY GO SCHOOL" once September rolls around again!! This morning, KK had the brillant idea to take a quick snap shot of Caden before we walked out the door to compare to his pictures from the first day of school! We were running late, so I did the quick wet the hair in the bathroom trick and then headed straight for the chair... so his hair is still a tiny bit wet and DARK because of it... oops!! :)
Look at that boy...
And look at that baby-face...see a difference?!!
BIG CHEESE...
Now check out the next two... in nearly the same positions that he does ALL ON HIS OWN... so funny...Picture 1... First day of school...
Picture 2... Last day of school...
We're keeping his hair longer these days and so it may or may not be the most accurate comparison, but he still looks pretty baby-faced to me compared to the BIG BOY look he's sportin' these days... What a difference nine months can make?! Just ask Kaki... she's at the tail-end of her grueling 9 month growth process...
Thankful for a GREAT first year of school!! As Justin said tonight... one down, 20+ to go... AND LOTS more lunches to pack for Mom! :)
What a sweet day of special memories!!
2 comments:
Oh.my.gosh. I can NOT believe the difference. And so so funny about his positions. That is crazy! I'm so glad you both had a great first year of school.
What a fun year he has had! He has grown up and changed so much! What a cutie!
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