From a Sparrow to a Robin

The week before last we went to Finn's art show at his MDO.   Tosh's parents came and we had a good time looking at some of the art work Finn has worked on throughout the year.   The sweetest thing was his journal.  They do all sorts of projects in it.  His teacher, Mrs. Sara, wrote a note in the front of it.  It made me cry to read what his teacher had to say about him... 

 I also loved the pages where she wrote down answers to the questions he answered about himself...

I always love seeing the "Class Rules" when I drop him off.   They are written by his class, the "Sparrows."

 Finn had told me all about the zebra art they did.  I was excited to see his zebra.  The wall was full of black and white striped pictures.  Then on the end...  

 was Finn's.  He said, "I made mine an Avengers Zebra."  And I love him even more.

I believe this was his rain forest drawing...

 Here is his self portrait...

We tried to get good pictures...

We really did...

but it wasn't happening...

He was just too busy being silly...

Finn started MDO when he was 3.  He has always been a sparrow.  Last week when I dropped him off his teacher and I were talking about what day he would go in the fall and so on.  And she said, "Oh he will be a Robin."  I did not lose it talking to her.  When I got to the car, I cried a little. He is going to be a Robin.   Later when I picked him up I said, "Guess what?  In September you are going to be a Robin."   The look on his face was priceless.  He smiled so big and screamed, "REALLY? A ROBIN?"   I told him yes and that when he starts his Robin class I will have a new big boy backpack and lunch box for him. 

He has always looked up to the Robins because they are big kids.  Come September 1st he will be one.  And with his new backpack and his new lunchbox he will be a Robin, and one step closer to a kindergartner. 

I write that with tears in my eyes.  I am not ready for my little bird to leave the nest. At all. Luckily I have another year.