Kindergarten!

Dear Connor,

You are a big Kindergartner now! I can't believe it! You really love school this year. Well, you've always loved school so I guess this year is no different. We are learning at home this year. I didn't want to put you in an all day Kindergarten program. It is going very well. You are really determined and you work really hard. On Tuesdays you get to go to MCP to take 5 classes and have lunch with your friends. You are taking Art, Where I live, Solids and Liquids, Lunch, PE, and Magic School Bus Science. You talk the most about Magic School Bus Science but whenever I ask you what your favorite class is you say all of them. The first day of your classes I stayed with you the whole day. You were very concerned about being in school and changing classrooms all by yourself. I don't really blame you. Typically kids don't have to worry about that until Middle School and they even panic. During one of your classes I had to leave to go give Rusty more food and you were so upset. The teacher had to pull you off of my leg while you were screaming and crying. But by the end of the day you went to your last class and just waved to me saying, “see 'ya later mom!”

You are really going through a “mom is going to leave me” phase right now. You have always been slightly concerned about that. When you were two I had to tell you every day on the way to preschool that I would come pick you up at least ten times. You calmed down the next couple of years but this year it is back with a vengeance. If I go to the bathroom you start yelling through the house “MOMMY!” I walked across the hall of Kaylee's preschool today and you came running to see where I had gone. You want me to tell you where I am going several minutes in advance before I go anywhere. I am trying to work with you on that, because I really want you to trust that I am not going anywhere. You are stuck with me. Sorry, buddy.

We have a joke in the house. We like to say, “and here's another Sad Moment by Connor.”  We say this because you like to point out all the things that are “sad.” We will be having a great time and you will suddenly say, “ hey guys, here is something sad. I lost my lego.”

The latest sad moment by Connor was the other night at MCP. They were having a back to school night. There was a giant bounce house style obstacle course and root beer floats. They were selling bags (which you got one) and t-shirts. It was a very fun event. You turned to Kaylee and said, “Kaylee, when you turn 5, this is the place Mom is going to just drop you off and leave you here for a whole day... yup. She will.”

You weren't telling her in an excited, “I bet you can't wait until you're 5” tone, it was more of a “enjoy life while you can because 5 is all down hill.”  All I could do was laugh because how sad could a place with bounce houses and ice cream be?!

You are playing flag football right now and you absolutely love it. You are pretty good too. You were disappointed that there were no snacks given at the end of practice and I am thinking maybe your coaches heard all the surprised 5 year olds asking for their snack because at the second practice there were snacks. That makes the sport practically perfect in your eyes.

You have been such a good kid lately. So funny too. You've taken on a British accent at times. I have no idea where it came from. You taught yourself charades and you act things out several times a day instead of just telling me. You think almost everything is funny.

I am so glad I have you around. My life would be so boring without you. And thus, you are stuck with me forever, or until you turn 30 and I kick you out so I can have a grand baby. Hee hee.

I love you,

Mommy