My nieces are starting kindergarten this week. Are you kidding me? It just doesn't seem possible. I'm pretty sure kids these days are starting kindergarten much earlier than in my day. It seems like just yesterday that they were crawling around in diapers.



The girls are starting kindergarten in 2 different states, 1000's of miles apart, but I love that they get to share a common experience. I can just picture them now, taking the phone from their moms and talking all about their teachers, the books they get to read, the kids in the class, and the pictures they colored. I love that they're so excited to go to school but they've both told their moms how much they will miss them during the day. So sweet. Kate told her mom, "Mommy, you're going to miss me when I go to school, aren't you?" I can't relate to what my sisters are going through this week , but I'm sure it's an odd combination of joy and terror, of excitement and sadness. I'm sure they're wishing they could make time stand still for a while and hold off that high school graduation that is beginning to loom over the horizon, while at the same time enjoying all the ways in which their little girls are growing up. They are each growing into lovely little girls and I know they will grow into beautiful women. I can't wait to see what the future holds for my girlies and I'm so proud of my sisters.