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Graduation Day

I held it together pretty well today. I was just a proud Mommy. I won't say no tears were shed, but it was more a trickle than a waterfall:) Christian did so good with all his songs and the audience was full of proud Mommies, Daddies, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and of course grandparents!!!

singing their little hearts out

Tim, Kate M's dad, read Oh the places you'll go to the kids. He even used Christian's name (and several other kids) in the story:)

Christian gave his teacher some pretty flowers to say Thank You for such a great year.

Our best attempt at a family picture...Baylor refused to even look at the camera, much less smile

Best Buddies...Patrick and Christian

KayKay, Tex, Daddy, Papa, Nana, Uncle Jeremy, Christian, Baylor, Mommy and Mim (she surprised all of us by showing up last night. It made Christian very happy)

The proud graduate with his diploma and new Bible

Each child painted a picture of what they thought Love meant

PRESENTS!!! Mim and Travis got him a cool Star Wars pop up book, KayKay and Tex bought Snarl (a dinosaur Transformer) and Nana, Papa and Uncle Jeremy gave him a cool 3-in-1 book full of stickers, paints and coloring pages

Washing chairs and Popsicle party

It is a tradition for each class to scrub their chairs for the future class. All the kids had fun with the shaving cream and of course getting wet after!!!
I love this "oh no here it comes" look on his face
Mrs. Melissa spraying everybody
The class made these cute shirts...everyone signed their name on the other side
Mrs. Melissa's 2008-2009 Kindergarten class
Baylor had her last day on Wednesday. The Pre-school kids always have a Popsicle party. Above you see her class giving Julie and Jacquie big hugs for the last time :(
this is her favorite way to swing at school
Yummy...grape
Gracie, Baylor and Caroline

End of the year already?

Christian's class had their end of the year party today...I feel like he just started!!! How can my baby be graduating from Kindergarten and be turning 6?!?! You never believe all those people that tell you "enjoy them now b/c they grow up so fast" and here I am 6 years later wondering how he grew up?

Above you see Christian's best friend Patrick. Today I asked Christian what his very favorite memory of Kindergarten was (I told him to think @ it for a minute before he answered) and he said the very first day. When I asked him why he said b/c he made some new friends...that was the day he met Patrick and I am so thankful these two have had each other this year. Below you see our other big blessing: Mrs. Melissa has been so good for our boy!! She has pushed him in ways we can't and been so patient. He has learned to read, do simple math and countless other things this year. Most of all he has learned to love God more...Melissa has taught him that God dwells in his heart and wants him to do good things. I pray he remembers these special truths as he moves onto public school next year.
Everyone giving Mrs. Melissa a group hug that literally almost pushed her to the ground
Noah, Christian and Tucker
Everyone had a turn at the Pinata, but Braden is the one that finally broke it
everyone diving for the candy

My little graduate

All those silly boys...14 out of 19 kids were boys!!!
I didn't get a picture of the girls, but only 4 out of the 5 were there anyway

Science Center with Nana & Papa

Baylor should be very familiar with this procedure...checking out the patients ears:)

watching a rocket launch

Baylor is totally giving me the 'Oh, MOM' look!!!

Above Nana, Papa and Christian...below Christian awaiting the Stars show in the Planaterium

Baylor going down the 'intestine slide'
Christian trying to make 'lungs' work

Thanks for the fun outing Nana and Papa...we had lots of FUN

BROWN BELT

Christian and Master Baek
The first Saturday in May, Christian tested for his brown belt. He had to do his form, do a little sparring and break a board with a back kick

I missed the triumphant face after he broke the board...he is quite proud of himself