kindy mady

happiness. 

 a sad mommy.
 just us, again.

kissing your new kindergartener goodbye is a bittersweet symphony to be sure. 
we followed the excited girl bobbing down the hallway to her classroom, her huge backpack bouncing behind her little body and bright eyes and long legs.  christian led us down the sunny open hallway to her classroom, the very same kindergarten classroom he went to: a huge room filled with sunlight and carpet and desks and colors and joy and letters and numbers and books.  we stood solemnly at the back of the room as madelyn hapily found her yellow namecard and took her seat, she strong and happy, we nervous and reticent, watching the baby we *just* held in our arms testing her wings.  she blew kisses and gave excited smiles.  we stood by: the ones who made her, who know her, who love her, who smile because she smiles.  we hear the symphony of school begin, and know it is time. our goodbyes are sweet and quick, i love you and kisses from across the classroom.   humbled, christian and i walked out side by side, knowing that a lifetime of her leaving us behind has begun, that we are now cheering her on from the sidelines instead of carrying her on our backs.  still we carry her in our hearts all the time.  driving home, our hearts were heavy with our love for her and our eyes showed it.
she is our madelyn and today she is a kindergartener.