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August 17, 2008

Here we come Kindergarten!

It's hard to believe it was only 5 1/2 years ago that I was endlessly shoveling snow in a futile attempt to be able to get out of the drive way in case my wife was to go into labor. Soon, Ashley will be going to Kindergarten.

Wow.

I just spent the last week with my family in South Padre Island and it amazes me how grown up she is becoming. Only a few months ago she could barely pass her swim test at the YMCA and now I watch her swim and tread water in the deep without her floaties. I watch her make friends on the beach and go out to the surf zone on her boogie board. We do all of the rides at Schlitterbahn and a REAL roller coaster at Six Flags. Although I think she reconsidered that decision since she didn't want to ride it a second time. She sings all of the songs from our latest Laurie Berkner CD and she sounds out and recognizes words.

Wow, we are so proud to be her parents. I hope letting her go to school isn't too rough on us.

2 comments:

Aaron Shurts said...

My oldest son is in first grade this year and sending them off to their first year of school is pretty emotional. I imagine in part because you are proud to be a parent, nervous about their experience at school, and that you are getting old. ;-)

I have two more kids to go through it with too. After Kintergarden, it's much smoother.

Tim Owers said...

My son started school when he was four and when I was working away from home. Being away meant I also missed his first two years at school. So now the family have moved here (Oxford), he can tell me about his day and vice-versa at the dinner table every evening (he's seven going on seventy now). Enjoy the short time ahead while they become real little people.