The Hannig Home

We celebrated the end of summer with the Dold's up at Breezy Point.  We had 2 big cabins and tons of fun.  Here are some pictures from the weekend:                    

I have a hole in my heart and a hole at home.  Only Luke can fill that hole.  He's my first babe, my little buddy, the one I connect with on many levels, a mama's boy, my puzzle partner, my non-napper and night owl who is always up with me during the day and quite late at night.  The first week of Kindergarten is under our belt.  I'm fairly positive Luke managed better than I did.  He had a few moments of tired...(which all of us Hannigs have, since we aren't morning people.  Not to mention we all had to start getting up about an hour or hour and a half earlier than normal to get Luke to school)...and it often spun into sadness or anxiety about having to eat school lunch.  He had the school lunch the first day, but the rest of the week begged to bring his own.  He must be overwhelmed by everything at lunch time, because on Friday he brought home his entire lunch, minus 2 bites of his sandwich and the Kitkat I sent along for a reward if he ate all his sandwich (he said,

This first picture doesn't capture the excitement Luke was feeling, and in fact makes it look like he's really dreading kindergarten, but he was truly excited!  He was all set with his favorite shirt from Aunt Heather and his name tag from his teacher.  The second picture is much better.  Waffles and Ben's smile - what better way to kick off the first day of Kindergarten.   The entire family drove Luke to school.  School starts at 8:15, but from 8-8:15am there is recess on the playground.  Before we headed to recess, we brought Luke inside to his locker to put his bag away.  His teacher, Mrs. Grabow, was there to greet us.  Luke was excited about his locker.    After getting everything set in the locker, we headed out to recess. Thankfully we found Luke's very best friend, Liam, right when we arrived.  Liam is also in Luke's classroom with Mrs. Grabow. Another buddy from preschool at Praise and Play, Oden, hopped in for a photo opp  And here is

It's after midnight, the night before my baby, Luke, goes to kindergarten. I can't sleep. Thankfully Luke is sound asleep in his bed. He is excited for tomorrow, which makes it so much easier for mom, but still, I already feel the hole. I lied in bed with him as he fell asleep. I thought how it seemed like he was just born. And now, after so many days at home with him, he is heading out to kindergarten. He will do great. But our days will be lonesome for him. I will post pictures from his first day...probably after I stop crying!