Countdown to Kindergarten

I can't believe it's almost here!! In 12 short days my first baby boy will be a schooler. I'm not ready. Once they start school I've heard the time flies even faster.

Tate started back to daycare yesterday and it was a rough day for him. He's really enjoyed being home this summer and has become a bit of a Momma's Boy. Over the last couple weeks he's gotten to where he is always by my side following me everywhere. I have to admit I love the company and don't mind the Momma Boy factor one bit. I enjoy him wanting to be with me and know there will be a day when it could be the opposite. So where it gets hard having a "momma's boy" is when I have to drop him off at daycare and walk away. Yesterday I tried to ease him in with a trip to Shipley's to pick up breakfast. That gave him a distraction as J & I were walking out the door. Anyone who has been around Tate while eating knows that he doesn't take small bites. So I sat him at the table and he started stuffing donut holes in his mouth. Julian and I waved didn't give him much of a chance to know what was going on. When I picked him up I found out he cried for quite a while during the morning. All while his old buddies just looked at him waiting for him to stop so they could play and welcome him back. Also he skipped his nap, which is usually about 3 hours. He was really tired last night and crashed just after 6 till this morning.

Today he was much smarter about what was going on. When I was getting him dressed I asked if he wanted to go see his friends again...nope...was his reply. Julian and I took him in his classroom and he didn't take his eyes off us. After a couple of minutes he finally did and we tried to sneak out with out being noticed - we got caught. One of the hardest things a mom has to do is walk away from their own child crying. It breaks my heart! Hopefully it will get easier on him as he gets used to being back at school. The school he goes to is WONDERFUL and we are so blessed to have such a great "family" watching over him. We've been going there since Julian was 1 and I never want to send my kids anywhere else.

Back to School Shopping

Ready or not Kindergarten, here comes Julian... I went and picked up Julian's Fall wardrobe so he'd be all ready when he starts school in a few weeks. On Friday I headed over to mom's so she could watch the boys while I went shopping. I spent several hours in Allen taking advantage of a Friends & Family discount we had from Gap. It was great fun shopping by myself for many many hours. After dinner time had come and gone I called and left mom a message that I wasn't coming back. Its pretty seldom that I get to go shopping without the pressures of feeling I have to hurry before the boys get bored. Once I got back to mom's Tate was in bed and Julian was very eager to see what I had purchased. He really wanted to have a fashion show for mom to show off all his new duds. When we got home the next night he had to have another one for Daddy. He especially loved having new baseball clothes and shoes that make him run really fast.

Playing a little air guitar.
Struttin his stuff and givin' the look for daddy's fashion show.

At the car wash...

The boys went out to "help" Michael wash the car today. Mic had to refill the soapy bucket several times because they decided to wash themselves instead...