He has some so far this year. His Teacher Miss Kelli was exactly the teacher he needed.
When we were picking a preschool for Seth I looked at a lot of schools. I looked at one's in basements of people's houses. I looked at other ones in business districts. I looked at ones attached to dance studios etc. I looked at a lot of schools. Emailed a lot of schools. I didn't want a day care. I wanted a school that was age appropriate and would enjoy him for the unique child that he is. I wasn't even going to look at Kids Village at first. I thought there was no way we could afford it. We were paying off Christian's adoption, we had medical bills from my surgery etc. There was no way. I didn't even want to go see it because I didn't want to see what I couldn't give him.
One day when Sam came home for lunch we were out running an errand and he noticed Kids Village and said I feel like we need to go see it. Reluctantly I went to see. From the moment we walked in the door. I knew it was the place for Seth. He loved it. Miss Kathy greeted us and she clicked with Seth right then. We toured the school. I loved that it was diverse. I loved that there was a variety of ethnicity in the students. I loved that there was a child with hearing aids, one child hand flapping, one on crutches. (I really want being around people with disabilities a normal thing for my kids). I loved that it smelled like warm cookies. I loved that there was variety in the subjects. I loved that they got to change rooms for different subjects. I loved that it was a school teaching age appropriate curriculum in and age appropriate way. It just felt right there was no arguing about it. After the tour Sam and I went out to the car. We we looked at each other and we both knew. I went back in and filled out the paper work. We just had to have faith that we would find a way to afford it because it just felt like that's what Seth needed.
We have never ever regretted that decision. Kids Village was a place that Seth needed and he just blossomed. He has loved his teachers.They have all been amazing. I loved going to Parent Teacher conferences and hearing them point out his little quirks that I found enduring but most people miss. They helped him focus his curiosity and this year more than ever they helped him own his voice and speak up for him self. Kids Village has been such a great place for him and this year for Christian.
I didn't realize how attached I had gotten to the routine of going there until it set in at Seth's Graduation. After Lexi was born I hid. I didn't go out much I didn't do much. I had a newborn no one thought anything of it. I was drowning, the postpartum was horrible. I did take Seth to school everyday though. And they noticed that I was not my self. One of the teachers that gets the kids out of the car at drop off one day said it will get better. The third one was the hardest on me too. Just little things like that. They would tell me what good kids they are and that I was doing good as a mom. They knew when I had Dr's appts and would keep the boys a few minutes if I was running late. They noticed when Sam would drop them off more often and ask if I was alright. They were what I needed on multiple occasions too. In a lot of ways they were what we needed for our family. I have been a little over zealous about picking a school for Seth next year. All the teachers have told me what they knew about other schools. They let me sound off about what I was trying to decide. It was so helpful.
When Sam and I were in Mexico, the teachers knew we were going to be gone. Seth's teacher asked him the first day how he was and he got a little teary eyed. She said if he could be good every day while we were gone she would give him a special treat. And knowing Christian she sent one home for Chris everyday too. She helped him count how many more days until we got home and reassured him. Every day my boys went to Kids Village they went above and beyond what they needed too. There are a million other reasons we are so happy with Kids Village. But we can move on to Seth's actual Graduation.
He wanted to look nice. So he wore his bow tie and white shirt with shorts and flip flops.
He stood up there and sang. First time in 3 years he sang. He was blossomed so much!
