Last Day of Kindergarten

Oh boy.  The last day of Kindergarten sure has a way of bringing on the water works for me.  Preston's last day was no different than it had been with the three older kids as far as me being a blubbering mess.  Except maybe it was worse.

First off, everyone met in the cafeteria where the kids got a book from Mrs. Winkler, a Kindergarten certificate, and there was a packet for the parents with some of the kids' most special work from throughout the year.  I shed a few tears.  Just a few.  Then we all went to the gym to watch a slide presentation the teachers had made with pictures from throughout the school year, along with sentimental music.  Heaven help me!  All I know is it was good they turned out the lights.  The end of a school year tends to do that to me, and especially so this year with us getting ready to move.  I was a bit more emotional about it than normal.  Knowing that my kids wouldn't be going back to a school family that we had been a part of for the last seven years was a bit heartbreaking.  In that time, we had gotten to know a lot of the teachers and staff really well and had come to love them dearly.  It's making me feel teary just thinking about it even still!  Anyway… Onto the fun part.  After the slide show, the kids basically had another field day.  Jilly was much better natured about it this time.  

 Little besties.

 I love these two together.  We miss the Lee family so much!

 Parachute fun again!

 Preston and Mrs. Winkler, the best Kindergarten teacher ever!

 Some kickball fun!

 Jilly was the star of the dance center.  She stayed right by the speaker and danced her life away!

 Buds stayed and danced with her for a little bit, but then had better things to do.

 Then Andrew came and took over.

 Doesn't it look like he's asking her to dance?!

 Then she gets all shy...

 And decides dancing with him is just her cup of tea.

 He must have said something really funny.

Watching this whole scene play out just made me giggle!  I'm so glad I got it all on camera.

Taking a minute at the end of the day to cool down a bit.  There were tons of spray bottles full of water and all the kids were having spray bottle wars.  Jilly was grabbing squirt bottles left and right and kept trying to put them in her mouth for a drink, but I thought this was a better option.  And much more fun!

It was a great last day to a wonderful year of school!

Kindergarten Program

I absolutely love the end of year Kindergarten program!  It is the cutest thing ever.  And these pictures are the only thing I have to show for it.  I thought I was videoing the whole time, only to find out at the end that my phone was still set to camera and not video.  I still feel sick about it!  But at least I have these pictures of my darling boy.

 I don't remember all of the songs they sang, but I do remember getting teary thinking of how much my sweet boy had grown over the course of the year.  Oh boy, it was all I could do to not bawl like a baby!  I have a way harder time when my kids finish Kindergarten than when they start.

Preston and Mrs. Winkler.  She is the most wonderful Kindergarten teacher ever!

Kindergarten Field Trip

Preston's last Kindergarten field trip was at the end of May.  They went to Ocean Journey.  Jilly and I decided to tag long at the last minute, and I'm so glad we did.  We had such a fun day with our Buds.

It had been a few years since we had been to the aquarium.  Preston was so little the last time we went, I don't think he even remembered being there before.

 He thought the divers were pretty awesome.  His favorite part was the otters, but I wasn't able to get a good picture.  All the other kids were loving the otters too, and there was a swarm.  

 P-Diddy with some of his class mates.

 With some of his class mates and the absolutely wonderful Mrs. Winkler.

 I just love this boy's cute face.  And his glasses.  His smile makes me ever so happy.

 He was so excited that his baby sister was there with him.  Per her usual though, she wouldn't look at the camera and say cheese.  She gets it from her uncle Dustin.  We have to be sneaky to get a good picture of her.

 Jillian was fascinated with all of the fish.  This was one of the first times I had let her out of her stroller while on an outing, and she was beyond thrilled.  And very active!  I had to keep a very close eye on her.

 Under the bubble, looking at the fishies.

And the jellyfish.  Another one of his favorites.

Jillian and I had a fabulous time tagging along with Buds on his field trip.  I think he enjoyed having us there as well.