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Is it really possible.  He’s in Kindergarten?!  It’s so hard to believe.

We’ve been praying about whether to put Asher into Kindergarten pretty much since we found out he has Cystic Fibrosis.  It’s a big deal…and the deal got even bigger once Punkie Bear joined our family.  We pray for God’s protection over Asher, because he is so over the moon excited about school and completely in love with learning and being around people.

We are beyond blessed to have Mrs. Brown for Asher’s Kindergarten teacher.  She is so loving and so kind to Asher…and completely full of patience as he learns to temper every exciting thought that comes to his mind that must be shared right away for everyone’s enjoyment :).  Asher went from 20 interruptions, to five interruptions the next day, to one interruption the day after, to zero interruptions.  We are ecstatic with your progress, Asher!  You’re working so hard to raise your hand and wait your turn!

We’ve had several meetings and emails and phone conversations with the staff at the school to talk about Cystic Fibrosis, and ways they can help Asher to thrive in a school environment.  Jeremy and I spent a lot of time preparing Asher’s 504 plan, and talking through all of our concerns with germs, bathroom accessibility, and enzymes, as well as wanting to protect him from standing out too much with his peers.  They have been so wonderful to help in every way they can, and made accommodations we didn’t even consider.  It’s only 2.5 hours a day, but it’s a big deal.

Here’s to being an Eagle now!

Waiting to walk through the doors on his first day!  He looks so contemplative here…”Well, this is it world.  We’re starting a new era.  I bet it’s going to be pretty awesome…”

When it was his time to go, I got down on my knees to tell him how proud I was of him and how much I love him.  He said, “I know, I know, I know, you’ve told me that like a hundred million times!”  Then, he literally ran down the long hall to his classroom!  We’re two weeks in, and the excitement is still going strong.  Hopefully this will last about 12 more years, ha!

Our beautiful boy.  We cannot believe you’re so big, and going to school now!

Just a couple of cute stories to date that I don’t want to forget:  I spoke with Mrs. Brown the other day and she said that you are such a character and make her smile all the time, and that you have so much confidence.  She said the other day when it was another child’s special day (you were supposed to draw a picture of her and tell her something nice about herself) you went up to her in front of the class to present your picture and said, “I didn’t really know what to draw, so I drew a smiling cactus.”  Oh my gosh!  Ha!

Also, when I was driving you to school on the Friday of your first week I told you that you would not be going to school the next two days.  You shouted out, “WHAT?!”  Clearly Daddy and I have done a poor job of explaining what a weekend is, ha!

We did lots of things to celebrate your first day of school, Asher Smasher Basher.  You got a haircut and some new kicks, we went to Peter Piper Pizza and you played arcade games until your heart was content, we had balloons, we went out for breakfast in our jammies per your request…but the most special part of it all was that Grandma Necas got to be here to celebrate with you!

Thankfully my mom was there to take a few pics of Asher and me.  I was anticipating a quick pose, but it was like Asher knew I needed more :).

We love you, Asher!  You’re going to rock this school thing!