Another year of preschool come and gone. Sigh. Ava has really enjoyed her time in 4K and is excited to begin "big kid" school. I'm sure she will handle it much better than I will. Ava's preschool was celebrating their last day with a musical program, handing out of certificates, and refreshments for the families. That meant anyone in our family who was not working (and some that should have been) would be there. And we wouldn't have it any other way. :) The night before the program, Ava worked very hard to write thank you notes to both of her teachers. She told me what she wanted to say, I wrote it down for her, and then she copied it herself.
We also wrapped up the gifts we got for her teachers. For summer break, I like to give a gift that can be enjoyed over vacation so we picked up some cute summery dishes at Target. Hopefully, they can enjoy their new dishes during a relaxing backyard cookout.
When we got to school the next day, Ava's teachers gave us a scrapbook that they made of her year. It was full of pictures they had taken of Ava doing different things throughout the year, work that she had done, and special poems and stories about raising children. It is a very special keepsake.
We met up with our family and went to get seated in the chapel for the program. Ava has never been shy about performing and she got up there and sang her heart out.
She received her graduation certificate and we are so proud of our big girl!
We went to the gym to enjoy the refreshments and let Ava play with her friends one last time.
Ava and her best friend at school, Scarlett
And with her teachers, Mrs. Levesque and Mrs. Grimm
As we were leaving, we stopped to take some family pictures. Poor Ava didn't have her sunglasses but she tried as hard as she could not to squint.
Ava with both her grandmothers and her great-grandparents
Our little family (Kevin and I are all squinty too--I see where she gets it!)
Kevin and I wanted to take everyone out to lunch to celebrate Ava's graduation. Since it was her day, we let her decide where to eat. She chose Swanky's and we had a nice meal together. It was a great day to wrap up the school year. Kindergarten, here we come!
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