We have had some hard last days of school.
When Gabriel was in Kindergarten, we were all excited to start our summer adventure. We were in the car, and I looked in the mirror at Gabriel. He was crying. I quickly asked him what was wrong, and he told me that he missed his teacher. We unloaded the van, ran back into the school, and cried as we gave her more hugs, thanking her for a wonderful year.
Fast forward one year to when Gabriel was in 1st grade. They Continue... The Hardest Last Day of School
We have had some hard last days of school.
When Gabriel was in Kindergarten, we were all excited to start our summer adventure. We were in the car, and I looked in the mirror at Gabriel. He was crying. I quickly asked him what was wrong, and he told me that he missed his teacher. We unloaded the van, ran back into the school, and cried as we gave her more hugs, thanking her for a wonderful year.
Fast forward one year to when Gabriel was in 1st grade. They Continue... 
I am not going to lie. It has been a rough few months. Yes, there has been good. There has been so much good. But, there has also been bad. Thankfully, I have a husband who understands that those vows...the sickness and the health ones...were serious. It is easy to stand by someone during the good times. It is the bad times when you realize what you are made of, what those around you are made of, and definitely what your soul mate is made of. Mine is made of iron.
That must be 
As I sat at home last night with the family watching the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, I could not help but think that this was not how New Year's Eve was supposed to be. The boys were not supposed to have the flu. Summer was not supposed to have yet more ear and tonsil issues. We were not supposed to be possibly planning yet another surgery for another little.
However, then I remembered that, of course, it was exactly how it was supposed to be. Having sick littles has allowed us to all 
