As each year marks a new stage of life for my sweet babies, this year was especially a momentous one and a little bitter sweet as my precious Hadley is starting Kindergarten. She was so very excited about going to her Brother's school and being with him every day. Although, I'm not too sure that Cooper was as thrilled as Hadley was, at the idea of having his little sister tag along every morning! I, on the other hand, wish that the past 5 years could have gone by a little more slowly. She is such a special little girl and I will miss having her as my daily sidekick and partner in crime!
As for Cooper, this year adds a whole new perspective. For being in the third grade greatly marks the "YEAR OF RESPONSIBILITY", literally. What an adjustment this will be, afterall, it's really hard not to want to do everything for your children and much harder to teach them to do things on their own. I'm sure that many prayers will be said as we go through this year of transition from "dependability" to "responsibility" and that many tears will be shed as my realization that my baby boy is getting one step closer to being his own, responsible individual that needs his mommy a little bit less.
