School’s Out…

I swear this was one of the fastest school years ever….its odd how quick it went by! We finished up our 2011-2012 school year yesterday and man it feels oh so good to be on break. I seriously have NO clue how people have “real” jobs…you know the type that give you only 2 weeks vacation a year!!! 2 weeks…14 days out of the whole year…Oh HELL no. I mean I love teaching and guiding our society’s youth..blah blah blah but seriously the schedule is just amazing!  I sent Owen off to Martha’s for the last time this school year on Tuesday…and I felt a little sad. He just doesn’t get it but some of his best buds from daycare are going into 1st grade in August, so Owen will never see them again! He adored some of those big boys since he started going to Martha’s…Shawn, Luke and Estephen…so I was sad for Owen! haha I’m sure he’ll manage just fine next year with some of his other buddies at DayCare.

Pictures from Owen at “school” (Martha’s daycare!)

(Owen, Eden, Christian, Camron…Shawn, Luke and Estephen are the bigger boys moving on to 1st grade on the right!)

Here is Owen’s first day “of school” (aka Martha’s) for the year…August 10, 2011!

And this was the other day…on his “last day” May 28th, 2012…

Yes I’m already forcing my child to pose at 6:30am with his backpack on so I can document every “school” year! haha I can’t wait until I’m making him do this when he’s in high school!!  If he’s lucky I’ll have calmed down a bit by then and won’t make him stand in FRONT of his school for a picture too! hahaha

But look how 9 months changed our little Owen….he’s like a real “big boy” now!! You don’t think they change THAT much when you are looking at them everyday BUT when I look back at these two pictures I see how much he has physically grown, socially matured and mentally/emotionally become the most amazing little person I know! heehee. Kind, sweet, compassionate, caring, etc.  He’s only 3 years old and he holds so many characteristics that a lot of adults fail to conquer! I adore him with my whole heart and excited to watch him grow throughout the years!

So now our summer begins…tomorrow the hubs and I are leaving Owen with Nana while we fly to Florida…and set sail on a Caribbean Cruise on Sunday. Its so bittersweet…I’m so pumped to go to the Caribbean…relax in paradise but the thought of saying good bye to Owen for a week is killing me. I’m starting to panic about things I never panicked about before…him drowning at my parents pool, falling out of the bed in the middle of the night, him getting sick and mom having to bring him to kaiser, him having an allergic reaction to something…oh gosh.  I think its making me crazy as well is the fact that I’m not sure how we will be communicating while we are away.  Internet service is crazy expensive, Verizon charges an arm and a leg to get international calling for the week…so this girl will be calling 1-800-COLLECT…haha But not having the luxury to call whenever I want will be weird. I know everything will be ok…I trust my parents with him…but I’m assuming these are the normal “mother anxiety” feelings…right?!?!

Ok I must got…pack and sleep…big day tomorrow…actually getting my nails done…FINALLY! don’t judge me….hahaha oops I waited awhile between appointments huh!