Pre-K Graduation

Ben with his fabulous teachers, Anita and Doris. We couldn't ask for better!

Proud graduate with his Daddy

Celebrating with his future wife (ha!)

Best buddies (the posed version)

Best buddies (the real version: fighting crime and defending the universe together)

What a fun day! But also what a huge milestone we're crossing here. In a couple of months, I will no longer have a preschooler. I'll have two school-aged kids. It's really unbelievable how fast time passes when you're raising kids. Seems like just yesterday I was sitting on the floor of the baby room with Will, worrying about leaving my first child with strangers. Today, I cried thinking about leaving this place that has cherished and helped raise our two sons. They have become an extension of our a family--a group of people who have watched me grow as a mom as they watched our children grow into little boys. Ben is beyond excited about going to school with Will in the Fall. I delight in every new thing he learns, and I am joyful, remembering that I've had a part in shaping what a great kid he's become. But I also get a bit teary-eyed when days like this roll around, and the reality of his growing up hits me in the face. On days like these, I say to myself: Drink it all in, Jodi. Don't waste a minute. Breathe deep. Capture this moment. And rejoice in the gift of being a mom. He'll be 18 before I know it.