Kindergarten time.....where has the time gone?

Labor Day is here...summer is winding down, garden is becoming so overgrown that I've decided I'm done with it and cannot keep up....and ....Blake starts kindergarten tomorrow.  This is so bittersweet.  It's so hard to believe that he is old enough to go to school all day, everyday and ride the bus back to daycare with "the big kids."  Now he will be one of the "big kids."  He is so smart, though...I'm so very proud of how intelligent he is and how willing to learn he is.  He has been counting down the days for kindergarten for almost a month now.  He went to the open house last week and got to meet his teacher, Mr. Williams.  He also learned that his buddy Max Hoag from pre-school is also in his class.  They quickly picked out lockers next to each other and seats next to each other.  It is comforting that he is going to pre-school and already has (at least one) a friend.  My only concern is that he will be able to stay awake all day (and not be grumpy) because of no nap.  I know he will adjust, it will just take some time.  It will also be strange for Cora to be one of the older kids at Mary's house during the day.  I know she will do fine, though.  Speaking of smart cookies, she surely is one herself.  She can kick any adult's butt when it comes to playing Memory!  And at not even 3 years old, can whip through the alphabet flashcards and name every single one.  This amazes me, especially since I was just reading Blake's material for kindergarten last night and one paper said that while most kids can sing their ABC's before they are 5, many cannot recognize the letters until they get to kindergarten.  I would say she is well ahead of the game!  Both kids have an incredible vocabulary that they always use in context.  They are really starting to play well together, which now makes me sad that they will be separated all day during school.  Oh well, hopefully they will appreciate each other even more since they won't see each other as much.  It makes me sad that these last five years have literally flown by, but it makes me much sadder to know that these next 12 will be gone in the blink of an eye.  I just hope and pray that both of my children will never lose their passion to learn and will always push themselves to be the best that they can be. I really do love them both more and more everyday. :-)