5 Years Old

I can't believe my baby girl is 5 years old! Makenzie really wanted to have donuts on her birthday, so her best friends Kylie and Zach met us up at the donut shop near our house to celebrate before all the kids went off to preschool. Then it was more sugar at school as I sent Makenzie to class with the green and pink cupcakes she helped me make the night before. Makenzie has really been wanting to watch Tangled, so what perfect timing for the film to be released on her birthday! While she was at school, I rented the movie, picked up some popcorn, and asked my friend Brook if Kylie could join us for a movie watching event. Makenzie was so excited to finally see the movie and Kylie seemed equally excited although this was her second watching of the film.

It's hard to imagine that Makenzie will be starting kindergarten in a few months. Just the other day, she asked if I would drop her off at preschool and let her walk through the doors by herself. What? Was she serious? It's bad enough that she won't let me walk her to her classroom anymore. I have to stop at the end of the hallway and watch her enter the class. The anxiety that I am starting to have is not something I anticipated. I am excited for my daughter, but fearful for what her newfound independence will bring. I am reminded of Proverbs 22:6 that says, "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. " Here's praying that the things we are teaching Makenzie (and Ashlyn) at home will stay with her as she enters the "real" world.