First day of Kindergarten Eve

Tomorrow is the big day. Mike goes off to Kindergarten. I really can't believe it, although I guess in some respects I can.  Time has flown by the past almost 6 years since he was born, but yet it feels like he has been in our lives forever. He is so ready to go tomorrow. We went for his open house last week and he didn't want to leave. He's been begging to go back ever since and endlessly whining that this past week is taking forever. I'm sure we'll look back on this excitement and enthusiasm for school with longing when he gets older. People keep asking if I'm sad or if I'm going to cry. I really don't think so. We've been counting down this day for months and I know he's gonna love it.
I have been thinking about Will a lot lately too and how his life at home is going to change. For a long time I thought that Will was gonna be so lonely without Mike. I still think that sometimes, but now I believe he's going to be just fine. He plays so well by himself and just recently in the past couple weeks him and Mike have been fighting more and more when playing with each other. Mike has been getting really antsy and asking me what he can do with his time, while Will is nicely playing in the other room. I guess it's just time for a change.
Now onto a paragraph about Jack. Hmm....where do I start...oh, that's right, SLEEP. I'm being tortured with a non sleeper. Instead of better, he's been getting worse. Granted, he's got about 5 teeth poking through right now, but come on. The little insomniac wakes up every night screaming bloody murder. Sometimes, it's not even really night yet, it's only an hour after I lay him down. We've let him cry and cry, for hours on end. He is one persistent little guy. Last night, he's cried on and off from 1 am until 3 am. If I remember correctly (which believe me is hard to do these days) I finally caved and gave him a bottle at 3. Obviously, the totally wrong parenting move, rewarding 2 hours of crying with a bottle, but I was desperate for some sleep. And that's where Jack knows my weakness. He knows how much I adore and miss sleep. He just wears me right down until he gets what he wants. Though he is clingy, the good that comes along with that is a snuggle bunny. He really is a big sweetheart and as much as I curse his sleeping habits, he can light up my day with a big toothy smile and a hug.
Time for some pics from this week. First one is of Will's soccer team. Will is now obsessed with the minature trophy he got from Coach Tim. As I write this he is sleeping with it between his legs. This trophy also caused quite a ruckus with Mike who does not yet have a trophy to his name. He cried and cried b/c him and Jack are the only ones in the house that don't have trophies and how unfair that is. The second picture is of Mike, Will and Zach. Mike had his first "friend sleepover" this week on Monday night. Chris treated the boys to a backyard fire and roasting marshmallows. The third and fourth pictures are of earlier this evening. The boys had a great time on the slip n slide. Apparently it looked like so much fun, Jack wanted to get involved too. He crawled himself right over next to it and sat directly in the spray of the water. It didn't bother him one bit. He got drenched, but I think he loved hanging out with his brothers.
Well, that's all for tonight. It is now almost 9:30 and poor Mike is so excited for tomorrow he is having a really hard time falling asleep. I sure hope he doesn't fall asleep in school on his first day. :)