A tender heart...

I have been doing some pre-mature worrying. Hard to believe, huh?

In approximately 9 months my son will be going to Kindergarten. 9 months!

9 months.

Someone please tell me where four and a half years have gone?!

I am not handling this well. In fact, I cannot even think about it without tears coming to my eyes. I try so very hard not to worry about such things. However, children growing up is very hard on a mommy.

We have had a fun afternoon today outside as a family. Raking leaves, throwing leaves, rolling in leaves, taking pictures, and just being silly. At one point I grabbed Ethan and held him in front of me hugging him tightly and the Kindergarten thoughts creeped in. It's bad enough having one child already in school, away from me, in the hands of strangers all day. But two! What is this mom going to do when BOTH of her children are in school?

I was trying to be strong and not let my emotions show so in a very teasing, fun way I said my thoughts out loud to my family. My husband did some teasing back. We laughed a bit and went on with our raking.

Brenna ran to her daddy and I could hear her whisper, "Daddy will you stay with mommy forever when Ethan and I go away?" Alex then walked over and told me that he would.

Emotions could be hidden no more. How amazing are our children. How tender is the heart of a six year old!