Decision Day

Today Kurt and I made one of our biggest parenting decisions yet. We have decided to move the boys from their current school to a new one. We love Step by Step, but decided Montessori wasn't the best fit for a particular member of our family. :) It has been a decision that we have toyed with for a while, but finally got the courage to make this week. There are so many teachers, families and children that we love there. And this institution has become our boys' second home. Or maybe primary since they have spent the majority of their waking life there. We will miss Step by Step and would still highly recommend it to those looking for Montessori education. We have forged some great friendships and know that those will continue no matter where the boys go to school.

We were very happy to have found what we were looking for in the Cradle Club. It's actually downtown, which is a big change for us. We are so used to the boys being close to home rather than close to work. This means they will be joining us during our commute now. No more quiet time for Mommy and Daddy! What this also means is that they will be with us more and at school a little less. They will also be less than a 5 minute walk from my work and I can join them for lunch or breakfast whenever I want. The teaching style is different and we believe it will be a better fit for B. He is very excited to be going to school in the "city" now. I have quite a few coworkers who send their kids there and had very good things to say...that definitely makes us feel more comfortable with the transition.

We have started prepping him that Chloe and Jonny won't be in his class anymore, but I know it hasn't sunk in. It's going to be a tough transition, but at least we expect it and can prepare for it. Then again, we thought taking his pacifier was going to be a terrible struggle and that potty training was going to be a nightmare. But he proved us wrong. Let's hope he does that again. The big day will come at the end of July...wish us luck!