today b was in a little "stepping up" prgm at school. most of the kids he's in school with are going to K next year so they're 'stepping up'. he misses the cut off so he's 'stepping up', so as not to exclude anyone, to the next preK class. they've all had such fun preparing for this day. aiden's quite possibly more formal end of Kindy prgm is next week and i knew B wouldn't get why his wasn't as special, although it is. point being i wanted him to feel special today as if the prgm didn't already.




oh and i was oh so proud of him. other than being to A's things in the past i don't think he knew what to expect exactly to know to be nervous or anything. he did awesome. there was a time when brady shadowed aiden and wasn't his own person yet. no way anymore. b is a confident, happy, easy to please, knows whats he wants 'big' boy now. these things make me excited to see where he's going.

i loved seeing his excitement over today. i bought him a new shirt, had him wear the cross given to him at his baptism, he helped me choose what i was going to wear, his daddy & mema came, i took aiden out of school a little early, he couldn't get over how he got cake after 'stepping up' when he hadn't had lunch yet, but most of all, i told him we were taking him to mcdonald's! he's only been once to one with the indoor playplace and asks all. the. time. to go back. today was the day.

col liked it too.

that end of school feeling is so here.