“You know what, mom? I got this,” she told me this morning as I dropped her off at the door for her last day of Basketball Camp. She didn’t need me to walk her in, after all.

This week was my daughter’s first camp experience ever, and she thrived. I swear she seems more mature after this week, and her self-confidence has definitely grown.

As parents of children with disabilities, we often question if we are doing the best for our children. Are we doing enough? Are we making the right choices for them? Signing her up for a traditional sports camp was a difficult decision. Unknowns are hard. But Evalyn has developed an interest in basketball, and I wanted to encourage that.

My son is in his final week of kindergarten. So many emotions flooded me this morning as I watched him walk into school and reflected back on this past year. Watching him learn and change and grow in so many ways over the past 10 months.

And as I thought back on this amazing and transitional year for him, I remembered when my daughter with special needs started kindergarten. It was not the same experience.