A reason to celebrate

Ethan attended his St. Mary's preschool graduation party this morning.

The children put on a little performance, dressed in white over-sized t-shirts. Each shirt was covered in hand prints from the entire preschool class, and labeled with the names of who each print belonged to. They all looked absolutely adorable!

Those children moving on, into next years kindergarten class, were wearing little blue paper caps, complete with a white yarn tassel. Mrs. Sisson called their names one by one to present them with an official St. Mary's Preschool diploma. Most of them grabbed up their diplomas before their parents had a chance to take a picture, despite Mrs. Sisson's attempt to get them to pause for just a moment. I think the excitement got the best of them.

They performed some songs to show off how much they had learned throughout the year, and then each one was presented a special award. Ethan's award was for "The Student With The Most Patience". Daddy and I just about fell off our chairs!

Mrs. Sisson talked about how Ethan will sit and wait patiently, while the other kids are being served. He doesn't complain or mind being the last child.

We also got to bring home a bag full of items Ethan had made throughout the year, including some of his papers where he had practiced writing his letters, shapes, and numbers. It was amazing to see his progress in such a short amount of time. We also got a photo album of Ethan at school and on the field trips throughout the year and several other special keep-sakes.

Preschool has been such a wonderful experience for Ethan. We are so proud of him! I can't believe my baby boy is starting kindergarten next year. His teachers have been absolutely amazing. He has made a lot of friends, some of which, will be in kindergarten with him next year. He has a "best friend" named Mark. They are like two peas in a pod! I hope they will continue their friendship for many years to come.

Eliana is growing out of all of her clothes. Yes, she can still get them on, but she's now too tall for them. Her shorts are all sizes 6-9 months, and some of them are still saggy on her tiny bum. One of her shirts is a size 0-3 months - it's suppose to be a dress. LOL She's such a tiny little thing.

The other day we were cleaning and dancing to "Lady Gaga, Just Dance" and when the song was over, Eliana exclaimed "now lets listen to Little Lamb!" I'd like to know exactly how anyone can dance to the song, Mary Had a Little Lamb, but as luck would have it, Eliana was willing to show me.

Emily can now say "Uh-Oh" but only if she drops something. She's standing more and more without holding onto anything. It's so funny when she's squatting and thinking about pushing up to a full standing position. Sometimes she'll just bounce, like she's in some sort of baby workout video. Usually she has one arm extended for balance and the other arm is holding whatever it is that she has in her mouth. I think there must be an unwritten rule somewhere that babies must have something in their slobbery mouths at all times - the smaller and dirtier, the better!