Class of 2033!

I can't believe this crazy COVID school year has come to an end! I can't believe Jonas has completed his first "real-ish" year of school. Where did my baby go? Why is he getting so big so fast? Aren't these the moments that should last longer than the teenage ones where the eye rolls and rebellious tendencies exist? Yes, I cried. It took all my willpower to hold back the flood gates as I stood in the kindergarten play area after Jonas received his promotion certificate. He proudly announced that he was now technically in the first grade and was excited to be able to go to the older kids playground next year. There wasn't any moment of sadness on his part as this minor milestone quickly passed. He is on to bigger and better things...and I have to let go a little more. Thankfully, he still wants to cuddle with me and he'll still hold my hand. I still pick him up too! All 60+ pounds of his tall 5 year old frame! I'm not ready to let go. I'm not ready for him to see me as just an imperfect, somewhat annoying mom. He is my world and for now, I am his. So for today, we celebrated...and I let all the precious moments settle in my heart. Because of the weird year and the restrictions that are still in place, Jonas's kindergarten graduation was very simple. In fact, it took us all of 5 minutes to receive his certificate, collect his gift, and snap a few pictures. Thankfully, in the group we were assigned to come in were his two best buddies: Madden Wall and Winston Gourley. They played together for a few minutes as us parents marveled at how quickly the year had passed...and then we left, just as quickly as I had dropped him off on his first day.

Jonas and I then spent the next few hours celebrating his achievement. He surpassed all the academic goals. He is doing well above grade average in math, reading, and writing. I know he has worked hard and hasn't always loved that I continue to encourage at home work/study as well, but it has paid off! So today, we just played. He wanted to go to AirTime in Orem before grabbing lunch at Chick-fil-A and an ice cream cone at the Wall Brother's Barn in Spanish Fork. Jonas is on to bigger and better things! The world is waiting for what he will (and does) bring to it! 2033 seems like forever away, but it will be here before I know it. In the meantime, I will hold his hand just a little longer and fortify the flood gates that threaten to explode each time he reaches the big and little milestones of what it means to grow up. Congrats Little Man!