Come, Mommy

From this:

And this:

To this:

All in one school year. Liam’s last day of school was last Wednesday. It was also my birthday, so it was a big day all around. Lots of evidence of people growing bigger and older around here these days!

School’s out until after Labor Day, and it feels good to have several weeks of nothing much planned after the last rush of the school year. It will also be good to not have to spend three hours a day in the car driving back and forth to school!

Then in the Fall it all starts up again. Liam will have the same teacher again next year, and we are all thrilled about that since Mrs. S. is a superbly talented teacher, and Liam has grown so much under her nurturing care this year. He’s still a bit intimidated by the idea of grade school, so that’s another reason we’re glad he’ll be in kindergarten next year, too. (Waldorf schools use 2-year, mixed age kindergartens, and only those who are already seven or who will turn seven early in the school year can be considered for first-grade readiness. Liam is still five and has just finished his first year of kindergarten.)