Preschool Graduation!

Before the big ceremony, the little sisters of the big girls entertained themselves by jumping off of the stage. I hate that these girls won't be together after this year. I don't know if I have posted before, but Maya is also changing schools. Because of her September birthday, her current preschool wants to keep her in the twos class again. They can't move her up to threes due to spacing issues. I don't want her to be with "babies" because I think she is ready to move up. After many many months of stressing and touring possibly every preschool around, we have decided to send her to Shandon United Methodist preschool. They will allow her in threes room and hopefully keep moving up as long as she is ready. That preschool also has a private kindergarten so she will go there. My plan is to do that and then have her tested to go up to first grade in the public school at Brennen. So much stress involved about my sweet little two year olds academic career. I think we have made the right choice. Shandon is a "part-time" preschool though and have big breaks at holidays and are not open during summers. This is a big change for us. Delaney will have that same schedule though so it works out because we will have to plan for the both of them. I think that Shandon is a good mix of academics and loving which is what I wanted. A lot of the other preschools were either too academic (for me and my two year old) or didn't allow naps. Shandon does it all. Okay---now back to graduation.

Lining up before the big show. They had slides going before hand of all the kids in class. It was really rather cute. I have been very disappointed in Delaney's class all year because of the chaos and lack of structure and discipline, but the teachers stepped it up at the end. Or at least end of "school year". Delaney and her friends will be there until they leave for kindergarten in the fall.

Roper and Blake did the introduction at the beginning.

Delaney's 4K class sings their song "All Things Bright and Beautiful" at their preschool graduation ceremony.

Little clip of Delaney from preschool graduation video shown at ceremony where Delaney talks about her favorites thing from the past year.

Getting her diploma

Roper and Delaney. Delaney has quite the little crush on  Roper here. He really is a sweetie. They are two of the loudest in the class and as you can see from the videos, I think two of the best singers. The two of them together here look so much older it is like flash forwarding to a high school yearbook and seeing "Cutest Couple".

The "potentiality" song. Delaney's class does a sweet poem at the end of their graduation ceremony.

Yes this is a very blond class.

Pic of Delaney in her cap and gown that was posted in her room. Yes---fuzzy. It was "promised" that we would get copies. Yeah right. Not holding my breath. It was also promised that I would get the sheet that Delaney did for Mother's Day that the teachers asked her questions about me and then she answered them sweetly. Well apparently none of the other kids did this assignment....uhhhh....and then the teachers lost the sheet. Okay. I would love to keep it for sweet keepsake but oh well. I was pissed off for most of the year at the class and went to the director and tried my best to make it different but nothing worked. Now I can just laugh about it. Delaney has made some wonderful friends so that is good. She had a great experience at that preschool up until this year.

There was a little party after the graduation in the fours room.

These four girls are very close friends and have been since they were 10 weeks old (Sarah Beth and Libbie) and 3 (Mady). Us four moms have gotten very close as well and we do a monthly happy hour with some other moms/friends. All of the husbands have gotten involved too and we have done one couples night (tacky Christmas sweater party) and we have a couples night in July at my house. I love these girls and their moms!!!

For some reason sweet Sarah Beth starts to get sad here.

Cute Abby with her balloon headband.

Joseph and Abby.

Mom helps Maya tackle a cupcake.

Maya loves hanging out in the "big kids" room.

I know this is sideways but for some reason I couldn't fix it and it was too cute a pic of Abby, Mady, and Delaney.

Maya's School Field Trip to the Zoo

Maya got to experience the two's class first field trip ever at TRUMPS! They went to the zoo and had the best time!

Seeing the gorilla was a BIG thrill up close.

Only a handful of the kids were brave enough to go inside the lorikeet area and see the little birds. Their teacher Mrs. Caitlyn let one land on her arm while Maya and Evie watched.

Kinsey got silly on the carousel.

Maya had enough of me for a while and loved hanging out with Mrs. Caitlyn on the carousel.

The kids were a little tired near the end and Maya wanted a little "Ms. Ritza" lovin'.

Say bye to Mommy who has to go back to work after the field trip! Maya rode the bus back and loved it. It was so fun. It was also neat seeing Maya at the zoo with her friends. Some of her friends were scared of various animals like the turkey walking around but little Maya wasn't scared of anything and loved running around and seeing everything. We love the zoo!!! And yay for me getting to go on a field trip. I always love that.