Proud Mommy!

   So, here in Virginia we don't have the huge PreK program available like they have in Georgia. So I had to hunt for one. I was afraid we wouldn't get Kassidy into one at all. We couldn't afford to pay for one and the free ones are few and far between. I got super lucky and got her into one pretty fast. She LOVES school. She is sad when it's the weekend. Monday is her favorite day of the week!

   I worked when Sarah was in PreK and by the time it came for Maddy and Ashley to be in PreK I wasn't around as much. So, this is new to me. I have managed to slow down and watch my kids grow. I can't stress enough how important that is. Or how rewarding! I have managed to go from a "keep them alive and healthy mom" (just a few months ago) to a "enjoy their presence and day to day chaos mom". My kids don't sit quietly and play. They run around, they are loud, sometimes they don't listen. Sometimes they make me feel insane. But then, Arrington screams "MOMMYYYYYYYY!" from the back seat and when I reply with "Yes Arrington?" she says "I luh you." She doesn't care how exasperated I sound when I respond. She still says it.  And Kassidy fights me like crazy when I want her to practice something for school. But then today, as I'm cooking breakfast I hear her playing with the magnet letters. She's spelling her name out loud. I walk out and she had spelled her name out on the freezer! She got a bunch of high fives and a hug for that one! She did it all on her own. It made me realize that PreK is so worth it. She has learned so much in just a few months. We have all been sicker these past few months than we have in the past two years, but she is learning! She's gonna be just as smart as her big sisters!