Treasures in the trash

I dove head first into the piles of paperwork the kids' backpacks have been spilling this week.

Admist the trash, chewed off erasers, nubbed crayons and graded homework lies a few tiny treasures to remember. 

I opened Brayden's daily school folder and smiled.  

I remembered him starting kindergarten this year and being a bit apprehensive about how it would go being away from me all day.  

After the first day, he said "look mom, I wrote your name and dad's name into my folder so it makes me happy every time I open it at school. 

It's these little things, scribbles, and thoughts that I appreciate and want to remember.

 It's hard to believe this chapter is closing. 

Our last kindergartener is moving up!