Jackson Family: August 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010

lasts and firsts

Jared and Jenna have experienced lots of firsts and lasts this month. Jared for the last time (full time) went to the sitters house. He had been counting down the days until school started. On the first day of school you would have thought he had been going to school for years. He waved me to me and headed off down the long hallway. I stood there watching (a little teary eyed) as he got about half way down the hall he turned and waved and gave the hand signal to go on. With school came the joy of getting to go to Nana and Papa's every day. Papa takes him to school and then one of them picks him up each day. He is really enjoying that. (Today he told papa he was the most awesomest papa ever). He was very thankful for Nana who took him to the dollar store (thank goodness mom and dad are paying nana and papa for the trips to the dollar store).

Well with the first day of school for Jared, came the first day at the sitters all by Jenna's self. She had a harder time adjusting to the kindergarten routine then Jared did. She missed him as she had never stayed anywhere besides nana's by herself. But just like with anything it only took here a few days and she was used to it and enjoying the things like knocking on the door that Jared never let her do. She does not like dropping Jared off of the morning as she wants to stay with Papa too, but she really enjoys coming home to find Jared. You would think it had been months between the visits.

As with any change each of us have had to adjust our routine (bed time comes a lot earlier now) and we are getting used to it. We are so thankful that God allows each of us to go through each age in life to teach us and to help us grow in ways that he needs us to grow.

Well it is off to bed (I will post pics when I get them downloaded) as the morning comes quickly.