Spencer starts kindergarten!

Rise & shine, its the first day of the rest of your life.

And it begins...yes, Spencer started Kindergarten on Monday. I have dreaded this day for 6 years (that is not a typo)! I can't believe my baby is in school. I am not going to write a whole lot about this for fear that my tears might spark something in the keyboard. OK, it is not quite that bad. It helps that I have had a few days to let it sink in. I am so proud of Spencer in so many ways, & in ways that a lot of parents don't have to think about, having not had the opportunity to experience the blessings of having a special needs child. Spencer has done nothing but progressed in his struggles in the last several years. He has already worked so hard & studied so hard to learn what he needs. I can't imagine kindergarten being a whole lot different (for him) than what he has been used to. I know that this is where he should be as we have prayed many many hours to make the right decision about school. I love the idea of home schooling my kids & probably will at some point in the future but with Spencer we just didn't feel that he could get the amount of therapy & one on one learning time that he needs right now, from me. He seems to like his class & teacher & I am allowed to pick him up just before school lets out to avoid the car rider stress. I am very thankful for that, I am sure the boys are, too.

He was so handsome going to school & he was excited. He kept saying he wanted to go to school a couple weeks prior. He did say that he wanted the blue camera at the red school. There must have been one at the Little Red Schoolhouse. That is his memory for ya. Anyway, I did ok. As we had a prayer for breakfast I asked Heavenly Father to bless Spencer to have a good day at school & to bless him to have the Spirit with him & to know that his teachers & family love him. I lost it some where in there & had to wrap it up but, I think he felt that cause he had a great first day. I thanked God almost all the way home from picking him up. When I dropped him off I didn't stay long & there was a little girl in there crying, I felt so sad for her & her parents. I was so glad Spencer didn't get sad. As soon as I turned to go out the door I just started crying (I don't think anyone seen me, which is good, it was not pretty) & cried most of the way home but once I got home I was fine. I am just going to miss him being home all the time. He has not had any problems yet, other that the fact that he is not totally immunized & has to stay home until I can get an immunization exemption passed. You can only do that through Little Rock & I didn't realize that. I had been told that it was not that big of a deal, you just had to sign a waiver or some form. I assumed it was done at the school but no. That is ok, it is nice having him back home for a few days. It is not going to affect him with the school. He is so big & I love him so much. I am so lucky to be his mom. I don't think he will ever know just how much I love him & how proud of him we are.

Nana & Papa Coffman spent the weekend in Branson & could not resit these shirts. They are so adorable, thanks guys.

Hey Mommy, who is that cute kid looking at me!

Lynden was cracking me up the other night. He & I were brushing his teeth on the bathroom counter & he was just getting so tickled at himself. I could not resit this one. I took way more pictures, but these were the best. What a doll!

This is Lynden's stare out bit.

Just because he is so cute !

This is a small glimpse of just how nosey & determined Lynden is.