Goodbye to Cathedral House

Since before Eric was born, Olivia and I planned that her last day at Cathedral House would be the end of July and that would give her 3 weeks at home before she started Kindergarten.

Unsurprisingly, she had specific ideas for her last day at Cathedral House.  She wanted to bring Eric up to meet her friends, she wanted to bring donuts for the class, and flowers for her teachers.

It was a precious and perfect morning.  By the time we got to school, all her friends were sitting on the circle rug waiting for her.  She go to hold Eric and say a few things about him and then 2 by 2, each of her friends got to come closer to see Eric and ask questions about him.  Most of the questions were how old is he, how much does he weigh, can he talk...

One  last hug for Ms. Teri.

And of course we had to get a picture with Officer Kevin.  He (and Officer Charles who retired earlier this year) have been a constant source of happiness in the mornings for Olivia and I!  Since she was a baby, she has been thrilled each morning to see these officers.  They knew her name and class, that she has a daddy that plays poker and that she loves princesses.  They wished her on her birthday, held umbrellas for us when it was raining and, most importantly, made us feel safe.

And feeling safe is probably the best way to describe our time at CHES.  This place feels safe to me - and what more could a working mamma ask for when it comes to leaving her babies?