Matthew's first day of school

We have been thinking about putting Matthew in pre-school for a while now. This has been such a difficult decision...one I have lost sleep over. When we decided to have children it did not occur to us that one day they would leave us and go to school. It did not occur to us how difficult that decision would be, what school we would put him in, when would he start, how would we pay for it, would he do well. All difficult questions to answer. I mean when they are born all you have to do is feed them and change their diaper. Not too hard right. And now we are making major life decisions for them. They should include this in a new parents manual.  Maybe I should write one...hmmmmm.

After much prayer and discussion we chose Waco Montessori for him. Today is his first day and as I am writing this post, he is in his new classroom learning and experiencing all kinds of new things. He was a bit resistant to go in but he held my hand and after touring the classroom together he was ready to let go. I even got a goodbye kiss. There weren't any tears from either of us. In fact the only tears this morning came from Samuel who wanted to stay with his big brother. 

 He actually cooperated with us and didn't mind taking some pictures but it was really cold outside and he wouldn't stand still. These are the only two sort of good ones.

Here he is hanging his jacket in his new cubby.

My dearest Matthew,

Who knew 4 years of  your life would go by so quickly. I am so proud of the little, I mean big boy you are. You are a light in our life and I know you will light up the lives in your classroom. I am looking forward to picking you up at 11:30 when you can come home and be all mine again. For now, I am sharing you with the rest of the world. We are so proud of you and love you so much!

Love,

Mommy