When I started this blog, Alexander was 4, and Sam was 10 or 11 weeks old. We were a couple of months from Alexander starting Prep, and were still undecided about whether to send him, whether or not he was ready. His paediatrician cetainly was of the opinion that he wasn't, and that he wouldn't cope with school at all.
Today, I dropped Samuel off into his first day at his Pre-Kindy room at Daycare. And I dropped Alexander off to his first day of Year 2! His third year of school. He is in a composite class of Years 2 and 3. How far we've come, my friends. My boys are growing up before my eyes, and I can't believe how fast it's going.
Time moves on and like the tides, we're simply powerless to stop it. It moves forward and leaves us breathless in it's wake.
What I wouldn't give for a pause button.
Oh, your boys - so grown up and gorgeous. Reminds us we've just got to cherish every second don't we?
ReplyDeleteWelcome back. I love, love the photo at the top of this post. Drew me in from reader, that and the fact you were back, of course.
ReplyDeleteI know, it is going way too fast for me too. A pause button would be lovely, only I get to pick the day, some days don't warrant it!!
ReplyDeleteI think that if you think your little boy isn't ready for prep, don't send him, I have heard that sending the kids to school before they are ready puts them behind at school, my little boy was 3 today but is a little slow with his speech and is about to enter speech therapy, I am going to see how he goes, but will seriously keep him back a year if I think he is not ready. How old is your little boy.
ReplyDeleteyes it goes so quickly, I can still remember Matty's first day of school but where did the years go to?
ReplyDeletePause and rewind buttons would be nice
oh time does certainly fly! Paige is about to start kinder on Monday, yikes!
ReplyDeleteaussiescrapper - that was 2 years ago. We were concerned as he has autism, that he wasn't going to be ready. His Paed said he wouldn't cope. We knew he was ready in some ways, and had concerns in others.
ReplyDeleteIn the end, we decided to let him start, on the proviso that if he wasn't coping at the end of first term, we'd pull him out and try again the following year.
He flourished. By the end of first term, he'd been 'booted out' of the special ed program and was top of his class in regular school.
He was more than ready. :-)
lovely photos Mel :). When you find that pause button could you please duplicate it and send one my way. Time is moving way too fast these days :(
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