Luke Lately

The name of Luke's game lately has been growing up before our very eyes! 

As if it hasn't been enough that we are getting mail about kindergarten almost weekly, making visits to Gibbs Elementary once for a tour and once for kindergarten screening, and taking a school bus safety class (I'll post more on this soon); Luke is simply growing into a little boy.  He no longer has the stubby fingers and feet of a toddler/preschooler.  His body is now stretching out into the a strong, lean, soon-to-be kindergarten.  I know it's over stated, but time really does fly...especially when you're enjoying every moment like we are:)

One recent event that symbolized his growth very concretely for me was moving Luke from a convertible car seat to a backless booster seat.  He's been using his convertible car seat as a booster since he turned four, but he has now outgrown the seat. His head sits higher than the back of the convertible seat, so we decided to make the change to the backless booster seat in both cars.

Luke thoroughly enjoyed the process of changing out the seats...

After I took the new booster seat out of the trunk to swap out the car seats, Luke asked if we could play in the trunk.

More posing in the trunk:)

Posing in his convertible car seat for me.  This is the car seat he's graduating from.

Proud to be a big boy in his new backless booster seat!

I was very happy to share one of our retired convertible car seats with a fellow MOPS mom whose little guy will hopefully have many days ahead of riding in his new-to-him car seat:)

I know our boy is growing up fast, but this is all the "graduating" I can handle for now;)  I have no doubt the school years will fly by too!