Kaitlynn's Last Day of MDO

Kaitlynn's last day of Mother's Day Out was this week. Come this fall, she will be starting....PRESCHOOL! Yes, I emphasize that word because I cannot believe it!! How is it that my baby girl is growing up so fast? I am not usually an emotional person but I predict that these next few years of transition (preschool, kindergarten, etc.) will turn me into an emotional wreck. Consider yourself warned.

Back to Mother's Day Out...Kaitlynn has been so blessed this year at Foundry Faith Academy. I couldn't have asked for better teachers and friends! Ms. Susan was Kaitlynn's MDO teacher last year and knew her back when she was SO little and barely walking into the classroom. Ms. Diana was her other teacher and shared so many laughs with me about my sweet but strong-willed girly girl. These amazing ladies have seen Kaitlynn through her best (learning how to pray and worship God, potty training success), worst (sitting on the "C dot" for discipline, vomiting in the classroom), and all of the in-between (forming her first friendships, learning her ABCs and 123s, and growing from a toddler to a preschooler seemingly overnight).

Kaitlynn with her sweet MDO teachers, Ms. Susan and Ms. Diana.

It's always amazing to me how much kids at this age change during the school year. These pictures show Kaitlynn on her first and last days of school this year. I blinked and she grew from a toddler into a big girl.

Kaitlynn on her 1st day of MDO last year.

Kaitlynn on her last day of MDO.

Not only did she have the BEST teachers, but Kaitlynn has also begun forming some sweet friendships with her classmates. For so long, Kaitlynn's "friends" have been Connor's friends and their siblings. This year, Kaitlynn seems to have bonded with several of the girls in her MDO class. One sweet girl in particular named Anais (pronounced Anna ees) makes Kaitlynn squeal with joy everytime she sees her. Kaitlynn calls her "Ees" and we've even had the pleasure of meeting up outside of school to let them play together. Even though they weren't in the same MDO class last year (when they were 1), I learned from their teachers that back then these two would look for each other on the playground and usually end up playing together. So after their 2nd year of MDO and being in the same class, they are the best of friends and hoping to end up in the same preschool class together next year.

Just look at those smiles!

Kaitlynn and her best friend, Anais. They walked through the mall holding hands, so sweet!

I'm so thankful for Kaitlynn's teachers and friends from her MDO this year and we look forward to an equally successful time come this August when school starts again.