Peace of Mind
Nathan and Benjamin started at POM in March of 2013. I always knew that POM was a good place and that the teachers there loved our children... and took good care of them. What I was unprepared for was the community that they were apart of. Brent was more often then not the one that dropped them off and picked them up. We heard many stories from Nathan and Benjamin over the course of the last 14 months about their teachers, their friends and the fun that they were having. As summer was approaching and with a new baby on the horizon we felt that it would be easier to have a nanny at our house for the summer... plus then they could play in the backyard, go to the pool and parks. So as May drew to a close we prepared the boys for their last day at POM (I'm not sure that they totally understood that they wouldn't be coming back). WE brought in treats for their classes, Ben picked out Oreos for the Red Fish room and Nathan picked out fruit snacks for the Blue Fish room. They were excited for their treats and excited for their last day. I was completely unprepared for how emotional I would be on their last day.... Ms. Christy took such good care of our stubborn, funny, spirited, opinionated and loving little Benjamin. Ben often told us how ms. Christy rubbed his back at nap time while he fell asleep, and how ms. Christy puts on his sunscreen and never gets it in his eyes or how he was ms. Christy's special helper of the day. Ms. Dana was never far from Nathan's stories either. Nathan often gave ms. Dana hugs, and spoke of his favorite friends at POM: Brody and Aiden. Both boys loved bike days at school, playing in the gym, they both had yellow POM blankets that they napped with each day. As Brent and I picked the boys up from POM on their last day I could not hold back the tears... this was a good place, the boys had grown so much in their time there.... their teachers had shared in the joys and challenges of the last 14 months, we trusted them with our hearts! On the last day, each of their classes presented them with books "Why we will miss Benjamin" and "Why we will miss Nathan." and as we were getting ready to leave... packing the last of their things, all of their friends circled around them for final hugs. I hate the end of things.... it was so cute and so sweet and I was so proud of each of them for their strength, their friendship and the little lives that they had created for themselves at POM. I can't begin to imagine what it will feel like when they leave for college. So, Thank you POM for being such a wonderful part of our lives.... who knows maybe we will be back some day:)
Ben and Ms. Christy
The boys with Ms. Dana
Nathan saying goodbye to his friends!
Ben's hugs from his friends.
Ben's best buddies.... stella and Addyson
Final Graham crackers as we walked out the front door!
Ready Set Grow: 3 year old Preschool
Spring concert day!
Ms. Schulte, Ms. Wilson and Ms. Walls
Brothers through thick and thin!
Last day in the 3 year old classroom!
walking in to their last day of preschool together!
Sitting in circle time with their names!
For some reason this wasn't as sad to me.... I think because we will be back in the Fall!
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