My Life in Toddlertown: Good intentions

So I totally meant to write this fabulous post all about our week at the lake with the Tuscaloosa Holts and post all my wonderful pictures. But, as I am sure you have noticed, I didn't get around to it. Instead, we had a great weekend of swimming, playing "house", lemonade stands, going to Ann Park's 4K class, and watching Sam struggle to walk. (He is a LATE bloomer at almost 15 months!) Ann Park also informed me that she has a boyfriend, whom she wants to marry and kiss. Great.

On another note, this week is a BIG week in the Holt household. Ward starts kindergarten on Wednesday. I can hardly believe it. I feel like those long days and nights of the NICU were only a short time ago. Five years goes by so fast! He is still my angel and always will be. No offense to my other kids as I love them dearly, but there is really something special between a mom and her first born. He will always be the one who I had all my firsts with. I promise to document the occassion as Ted is going to be out of town for work and will miss the first day . . . uniform and all. (Most of you know that we are sending him to Catholic school as opposed to public, right?) I am sure that I will shed a tear or two, but I will never let him see it. I want him to have quiet confidence as he walks into that school on Wednesday. It really is the first day of the rest of his life. I was thinking that once you start school, you are in school for at least 17 more years. And I have 20 more with law school included in there!

Here is a little walk down memory lane (using pictures from my work computer so I don't have a ton!). . .