To my sweet Hudson on the day before Kindergarten

My Precious Huddy Buddy,

  I cannot believe my 'baby' boy is starting Kindergarten tomorrow!  How did this happen so fast?  I can so vividly go back in my mind to when you were a baby.  I can remember wondering with your daddy what kind of little boy you would become...thinking that 'school kids' were SO BIG, and that your actually GOING to school was a LOOONG way away.  Well, it's here, and I have had one hard time accepting it.  I guess it's just surrendering to the fact that we are 'sending you off' to a new world that is going to make you grow up far sooner than I would like.  You are my first baby, my first side-kick.  We have spent almost every day together for the last 6 years.  I really am going to have a hard time having you away from us, and know this--we'll miss ya like crazy!!  I know your brother and sister will light up when you get home each day...we all will.

   Hudson, I want you to know that you are one loved little boy and that your mama is wild about you.  I want to hold you so tight and put bricks on your head to keep you from growing up so fast.  Tonight I made you go into Holton's room with me so I could give you a good rock while we said our prayers.  You thought it was pretty funny.  Little did you know that during that prayer I was biting my lip so hard fighting back those big tears.  --Now you are so excited to start school tomorrow.  You are bouncing off the walls with excitement.  I am happy too, and excited that you are excited.  You feel so 'BIG', and you love it.  You said you cannot wait to walk to your class and carry your own lunch tray--ALL BY YOURSELF. (it's the little things in life, isn't it??).  :)

   I am so very proud of the little boy you have become.  I pray that light of yours shines so bright as you go to school.  I hope and pray you make great friends and that you love your teacher (and that she adores you).  I have prayed over this day of yours countless times....and will continue to pray over your days as long as I am alive.  Everything is ready to go!  Your clothes are ironed and laid out, your lunch is packed (even tho you wanted to BUY your lunch---that was just TOO big for me for the first day), camera(s) are charged, alarm clocks are ready, and your backpack is waiting by the back door. We are good to go!

  Seeing Holton right now learning how to crawl makes me flashback in a instant and you are that baby boy.  While you are in a hurry to 'get big' and 'growed up' one thing is for sure, Hudson, you will ALWAYS be my baby boy.

I love you more than words can say, and I am crazy about you.

Love, your Mommy