'Twas the Night Before First Grade

'Twas the night before first grade

and definately no tears.

My boy is too excited

to have any fears!

But Mom's another story

Her heart is so sad.

Sending her boy off for the day

just somehow seems bad!

But just as last year

we'll cover our boy in prayer.

And remind him of the importance

of the Full Armor to wear.

His pencils are sharpened

His clothes clean and pressed

In bed early tonight

For his much-needed rest.

The lunch is all packed

the thermos is chillin

'cause I need to ensure

that his belly gets a fillin'!

Met his new Teacher

Ms. Nava's her name.

Our impression is that

she'll be anything but lame!

She said bring an item

on the first day of school

to tell us something about you

and what makes you cool.

Planes and jets are his thing

So the collage is all packed

showing Brayden's day in Arkansas

with the Flying Razorbacks!

His desk is in front

and she showed us his "locker"

And, lo, what else??

Tomorrow also starts SOCCER!!

Its his first season playing

and we're really pumped.

Tonight we bought shin guards

to prevent any bumps!

Thanks to cousin, Leight

we have cleats looking like sharks.

We're hoping that  Brayden runs

so fast that there's sparks!

As you can rightly see

its a BIG day here.

You can be sure that for Mom

there will be a few tears.

Her boy's growing up

He'll be off to a good start.

And he'll never be further

than in Momma's heart.

"We love you, Brayden Boy!"

we'll yell as the bus pulls away.

And they'll be a pack of girls

waiting at the end of the day!

To see their big brother

and hear of new memories made

On his first day of school

in the First Grade!