My Big 1st Grader

You would think that, after having Ben in all day Kindergarten, I wouldn't have trouble sending him to first grade. It's the same schedule, the same school, and a lot of the same friends. Must be the pregnant hormones or the fact that I am not in the process of buying/ fixing up a house, because I think I miss him more this year than I did last year. He is getting so grown up and I love it, but it kills me at the same time!!! It could also be the 6 year old hormones (or whatever is pumping through his little body and mind right now) that are getting to me. Last year he was so easy going that every day at school was the best day ever. Today he came home and told me all the things that bothered him and when I asked what good things had happened he said "Well, I didn't have an accident or get hurt or anything." Sigh. I guess he can't live in Mr. Roger's neighborhood forever =o) Don't get me wrong, he still loves school, and I am sure he is going to have a great year. I just wish I could control every piece of his life so that I was always looking at his sweet little toothy grin. But, if our Heavenly Father can deal with watching us go through pain, I can deal with my little boy considering what didn't go wrong to be the best part of his day. =o)

Here's my handsome, (not so) little fella on his first day of first grade - which was this past Wednesday...I am late posting pics.

Enough with the pictures already, Mom! Go home and let me grow up!