When I drop Gabe off at school in the morning, a teacher picks him up from my car and walks him into school. Yesterday I walked Gabe into school myself; so I got to see him go to his cubby, get himself ready for the classroom, etc. I was astounded by the kids. For some reason, I thought that the teachers walk them to their cubbies, help them with their coats, etc. Nope. The kids go right to their cubbies, take off their coats and backpacks all by themselves, take out their folders, bring their folders into the classroom, etc. They do this all by themselves!
They are little big people. And Gabe is one of them. It was heartwarming, amazing, and sad for me all at the same time. I just find it so hard to believe that he's so independent. When you take care of a child's every need for so many years, it's so hard to imagine that they can take care of so many of their own needs all by himself. I'm so proud, so amazed, so lucky.
Here are some pics from our day with the Tidepools yesterday:
Putting my backpack in my cubby
getting my folder out of my backpack
taking my folder to Miss Donna
the tidepools
Sam, the NE Aquarium educator
Gabe's teachers
sea star
hermit crabs
oops!
Joseph!
look at how happy Zach is!
look at how happy they both are!
Zach & Jonathan playing in their big brothers' classroom
my old standby safety net
pizza, donuts, & cake
the happy sea star
touching the tidepools
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