The end of a 7 year chapter...

The end of August also marked the end of a chapter for our family. C started at a new child care center closer to home on September 1st. We had been at Bright Horizons since K was a baby back in 2003. It was an emotional day for everyone... endings are always tough. I am grateful for our time at Bright Horizons - some of my most cherished friendships are people I met there over the years. K still to this day considers his group of friends from there his "best" friends. We had wonderful teachers and we will miss them very much. That said, the new center is much closer to our house and seems comparable in almost every way. C will be in class with kids that he may actually go to kindergarten with. It will also allow our bank account to breathe a sigh of relief. Bright Horizons is easily the most expensive child care center in our area. The price was only going up and we finally decided that it was time for a change. Luckily for us a few of C's friends from his BH class decided to make the switch along with us. When all was said and done he ended up already knowing 3 friends in his new class. So far so good and our fingers are crossed that it keeps going well.