Today's post might be a little disjointed and all over the place, but I have so many thoughts to preserve about this time in our lives, so just stick with me, okay? It's hard to believe that elementary school is officially over for Ella, but believe it or not, it happened! She's been talking about this day for years and was so excited (and maybe a little bit nervous) to wake up on graduation day. Because of the way her birthday falls, she's almost an entire year older than some of the kids in her class. We didn't have the option of starting early for her and, at the time, I had no idea how this would affect her down the road. I'm guessing it will be a little easier to navigate in middle and high school, since we can better tailor her classes to her interests and intellect, but ...