The Last Day

I found the last day to be similar to the very first. There were feelings of apprehension and excitement, joy and sorrow. For then too we were leaving a chapter behind in order to enter the next. The kids were full of excitement and I'm pretty sure even though all the adults were telling them it was the last day that they didn't really get that they wouldn't be coming back sometime. :) Jackson was proud to show us his notebook of adventures, stories, pictures and crafts that we can keep to remember his year. We said our temporary goodbye's, some of the kids we'll see in Kindergarten and some we'll just be in touch with because of the relationships our kid's have formed. Overall it was a wonderful day, one that I have stashed in the memory bank for the "sitting on the front porch in my rocking chair" days. I'm sure then it won't be quite as clear and the lump in my throat will be smaller as I swell with pride and disbelieve that my first baby just isn't a little thing anymore.