Goodbye to Preschool

Avery had her Pre-K graduation last Thursday (on my 31st birthday). I was very excited for her, and yet a little sad that this was IT. She is about to be in Kindergarten!! Anyhow, their program was very sweet, with lots of songs that she had been working on. I didn't get very many good pictures, but I'll try to share what I have. I've got to learn how to add pictures to these posts...haven't done that yet. This past Monday, her school had their Spring Program, which included all ages from toddlers to the Pre-K classes. It was so adorable to see those teeny little ones singing up on stage. And when a slide show of their year at school came up, it made me realize just how quickly my own children are growing up. I have heard somewhere that the days are long, but the years are short, and my, how that is true. I often find myself wishing that the kids were more independent, or more grown up, or just that bedtime would HURRY UP AND GET HERE! And then I take a step back and realize that it's moving all too fast. So, Avery's Spring Program was a much more sentimental moment for me than the graduation. I'm not sure why - maybe because it was the very last program, or more likely, because I was reminded by seeing the little ones how big my own two are becoming. But, the show must go on and I am so looking forward to what adventures will take place in Kindergarten for Aves. And happily, Nate will begin his preschool journey this fall. I can't wait for that; he's going to love it!

Finally, because I have LOVED Avery's teachers, I wanted to do something special for them as the school-year comes to a close. A few weeks ago, I went up to their classroom and "borrowed" each of their students for a few minutes. With their insight and help, I created a mini-album for each teacher. The albums turned out SO cute, and I just have to share some pictures. It really makes me happy to work on albums that I'm giving away as gifts. I hope the albums will remind Avery's teachers what an important and wonderful job it is that they do.

p.s. Well, the pictures are up, but not in the order I had hoped for. I'll work on that next time! :)