Preschool Graduation & More

Tonight was Jacob's preschool graduation. All the kids have been excited about it for a while now; they’ve been working hard learning songs, memorizing parts, and tie-dying t-shirts. I think the only ones more excited than the kids have been the moms! It’s sad to see the preschool year come to an end, but for me it’s been so fun to see how they’ve grown and changed throughout the past 9 months.

We were fortunate this evening to have decent weather. The forecast predicted rain and cold all day. We had a BBQ with families from our apartment complex earlier that afternoon and it started to rain at one point, I think there must have been some divine intervention because the weather, although a bit cold, was perfect for the program that evening.

It was held at a nearby park with a fun gazebo for everyone to sit under. The kids all looked so cute in their t-shirts. They were all pretty excited and I loved how they would look around for their families and give them big smiles. I love to watch Jacob, he’ll look around for us, and then give a shy little smile. I loved watching him sing his songs and say his parts. I was impressed how well he remembered them all by himself with just a little practice.

Caleb and Matthew were pretty good throughout the program. Matthew started to get a little cold at the end, but was great once he had a blanket wrapped around him. Caleb was a crack-up. First of all, he ran right over with all the preschool kids and joined their little pre-program “Preschool!” cheer. It took some convincing to get him to come back and just watch with us. Secondly, there is a girl in Jacob’s preschool named Maelie, she’s a few months older than Jacob but Caleb is completely smitten. At the program, Caleb thought Jacob was cool, but kept saying, “Where’s Maelie?” and would try to find a place to watch where he could see her. At the end of the night he said, “That’s my Maelie.” He insisted on having a picture with her and brought her a flower-a white one he picked from the grass. It was so funny. He definitely has good taste though, she’s a darling little girl from a great family!

It was fun to see the end of the program where each child received their graduation cap, and had some fun facts to share. Jacob wants to be a doctor when he grows up and his favorite color was yellow.

It was fun to visit with all the other families after the program, and the kids loved having cookies and running around together at the park. It was also a time to say more goodbyes to good friends. Actually they still have a couple more days, graduation isn’t until Thursday, but you can’t help but be a little sad at all of these ‘end of the year’ events.

It was such a fun evening. I’m so proud of Jacob and all he’s done throughout the year. It’s probably going to be a little sad for him not to have preschool anymore (until September) but we’re going to do some fun things together this summer. And both Jacob and Caleb are excited for preschool next year.

This morning was playgroup. We went down to the nearby park for a walk and lunch with friends. The boys’ favorite part was throwing rocks into the water and playing in the puddles. My least favorite part was nearly getting attacked by overly aggressive ducks & geese that wanted our bread. I’m going to have to take a big stick with me next time! It was also fun to do a little BBQ with some fun families that live nearby us. Once again we’re reminded how fortunate we are to live next to so many great people. I wish I would have had my camera with me, but we were having too much fun enjoying the great company.