1st day of school, part 2

After two weeks of being home while all the other kids in the neighborhood, at church, and in our home were at school, Micah and Maddie finally started school today. I am always very sad to see the summer come to an end, but today was a little different. It was so hard having two kids in school while two were still on summer vacation. I couldn't get into any kind of rhythm at all. It is so nice to be starting back into a regular routine, for all of us! But while it was nice to drop all four off today, it is bittersweet. Each new 1st Day of School makes my kids a whole grade older. As fun as it is to watch them grow up and experience new things, I am not ready for them to be "grown." I know I still have a few more years before that happens, but their childhood is beginning to feel fleeting. I don't like that. I wish I could hold on to these years somehow, so I can come back for a visit now and then. I know I can only visit through pictures and memories, though, so I am trying to soak it all in...