Sigh. And so it begins. Brogan has started preschool.
Have you ever seen someone so excited about school?
When Brogan was born, we knew he would be our LAST baby. And since then I have sadly watch and listened and experienced "The first time...for the LAST time." Meaning, that I would never watch another one of my babies take their first steps, say their first words, or start their first day of preschool again. He is it for us. And so, today I dropped Brogan off for the FIRST day for preschool, knowing that it would be the LAST time I drop one of my own children off for the First day of preschool. It's sort of sad. But it is also kinda cool. We are excited about watching Brogan grow. And he is just SO different from his sisters that I feel like I am getting a lot of firsts with him that I never got with the girls. This little man is one sweet boy and, I'm told that today, while playing in the "dramatic play" section of class Brogan had a tray of muffins. One of the other boys wanted some and Brogan very diplomatically said, "Why don't we share? I'm 3, so I should get 3...how old are you?" Such a relief to know that although your kids don't always show they are learning these lessons at home, they show it in public...where it matters. Today was an excellent first day of preschool.
This sweet face makes me smile and laugh every day. At 7, Kayla has a wide variety of interests. She is a Daddy's Girl. She LOVES to get up early in the morning to play HALO with him every morning. Like him, she loves to draw, enjoys martial arts, has a joke at hand or a goofy imitation to entertain you with. She loves to perform and would appreciate it if I could find her an acting troop to be part of. She will spend hours sitting next to Brian watching youtube videos and filling the house with her infectious giggle. She is our sporty. Loves to ride a scooter, wants a bike for her birthday (which she is getting), loves to run, throw things, etc. However, she is like her mom in some ways too. She loves to shop. She loves accessories. She loves to coordinate outfits. She loves to read (that's actually both of us). She loves to cook and bake. She loves to have her hair done and will let me try new styles out on her hair (although she HATES having her hair brushed). Her favorite foods are pasta (no sauce, just butter and parm, please), rice (haystacks), hot dogs, and bagels with cream cheese. She loves to play games (card or console, doesn't matter). She has quite the imagination and will spend hours with her little figures elaborating creating stories for them in whatever imaginary world she has designed for the days. Kayla is creative and loves to write and illustrate her own stories. She is clever...too clever, sometimes. She is sassy as can be. She has a memory for dialog and song lyrics. She loves people and people seem to be drawn to her. She has recently developed a bit of a feisty attitude that we are certain will give her new teacher (she's in 2nd grade this year) a headache or 2 (it sure does it for us). But she still loves to snuggles and cuddle and can be such a sweetie. We appreciate so many things about her and all that she brings to our family.