Andrew's First Concert

Friday morning was Andrew's first school concert! It was the K-Grade 1. I don't know about the rest of you who are parents, but Andrew looked a little different up there, not quite like the little boy I see every day. Maybe because it was a reminder of how fast he's growing up. The K's sang a song that had me a little teary. It went something like, "I'm in Kindergarten now," and talked about how big they are growing and that they'll be in first grade in the fall. Sniff, sniff! After the Kindergartners were done singing, Andrew came and sat on my lap for the first grade portion. There were no empty seats by me, and I don't know when the last time was that I got to hold him for half an hour straight.

I'm glad that he's still willing to be affectionate to mommy at school. In addition to sitting on my lap, he has a few school journal entries about me; one from awhile back was, "My mom is nice." I was also recently helping with a small group of kids in his class. Andrew put his hand on my arm and said, "I love my mom!"

These are some of the memories I'll always cherish because parenting isn't always easy.