dear m

dear m

today was your last day of your first year at preschool. you have had an amazing year... when you started, i had no idea what to expect. would you cry at drop off every day? would you make friends? would you be a good listener? would you ever be fully potty trained????

as the year has drawn to a close-i have found you really matured over the last 9 months. it has definitely not been an easy year (outside of school) for you-yet you have done beautifully in your class. you never once gave me a hard time at drop off. every day we got there and you walked right into the class room. you knew all of the kids by name-even knew what kind of cars their parents drove with in weeks of school starting. you were invited on playdates and to birthday parties... you refer to all of the other kids as your friends or in some cases, your buddies. :o) you learned the entire alphabet-by sight and sound. you know 3 digit numbers by sight and the other day in the car i heard you count to EIGHTY! you still love books and got to enjoy reading a lot of new stories in your class. your teachers were wonderful, patient ladies who always planned fun activities for you to try/songs to teach you etc. many days you would come home singing a new song to k and j in the car.

you have come so far in such a short amount of time. you amaze me all of the time with your abilities-and all that you can do at just four years old.

so, my sweet boy...even though you and i spend a good deal of the day at odds over freshness and temper tantrums, let me take this opportunity to let you know that you have made mommy very proud!

i love you!