First Day of Kindergarten

I'm finding it so hard to believe that my little boy has started kindergarten, but the evidence in these pictures is undeniable. There is Maxwell with his brand new backpack waiting to go in the school. There he is sitting at his new desk.
I am sad, yet I know that this is the start of an incredible journey and that he will love it every minute of it. ( I hope ! ) But, it is still hard for me to accept how big he is now and that I can't protect him every minute of the day from all the bad things that are out there in world. Where did the time go ?