We are slogging through all our end of the school year obligations. This week, M has two concerts. A 2nd grade concert and an elementary school chorus concert.
M called my mom to invite her to the concerts. My mom wisely decided to attend only one of the two. She asked M “Which one should I go to?”
M replied, “I can’t really say, Nana. They will both be tremendous.”
It won’t be long before my sweet girl might lose that boundless enthusiasm and replace it with teenage surliness. She already shrugs off my hugs when other kids are around. I can see my baby melting away as she gets taller and lankier.
I am not someone who spends a lot of time feeling mushy about the passing of time, but tonight, watching my no-longer-so-little girl playing the glockenspiel, I could feel the years rushing past us. This parenting, gig, it is something else.
I feel that too. Thanks for sharing your moment with us.
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It is going fast – I can’t believe Kindergarten is already over;(
Oh I know! This week I was informed that my barely 4-1/2 year old can advance to the next swimming class– the last one where floaties are used AND that she can move into the kindergarten gymnasics class. Uh, I don’t want to!!!! She definitely does– but I don’t want to!!!
I have a ten year old. We have one or two more years of innocence. I feel like I can’t stand it, sometimes.
I am having these moments now too! I think it comes from getting the littlest kids (for me, anyway) old enough to start having endings I’m actually wistful about (as opposed to, say, the last diaper! The last time I have to bring snack to the toddler program!). I will really miss the preschool concerts.
My kids would KILL to play the glockespiel.