Preschool Graduation

Today Josh graduated from preschool

All the kid's had a flower with their height measured on the stems.
Josh was officially the tallest kid 46 1/4 inches. He is happy to be tall, especially since he is one of the youngest. When the other kids say they're 5, he responds with "Well I'm still tall."

Here are just some of "the guys."
Christian, Caleb, Josh, Cole, and William
Their class had 8 boys and they all had fun playing together.
It cracked me up how the boys all started to get interested in each others favorite things.
Christian and Evan love Batman, Caleb loves any kind of superhero (often he showed up to preschool in costume), Cole loves Scooby Doo, and William like Cars. Of course everyone knows Josh loves Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Even his teachers pointed out that many share days he brought some kind of TMNT action figure because it fit with the letter they were working on D- Donatello, A- April O'Neil, etc...

Ms. Danai and Ms. Jill talked about each child as they received their certificate.
If you notice Ms. Jill is wearing her TMNT shirt Josh made for her as a going away gift.

Grandma and Grandpa came to support Josh. We are so lucky to have them near. It made Josh feel special that they were there.

I am so pleased with all the progress Josh has made in preschool. He started out extremely nervous, crying when I dropped him off and uneasy about being away from his mom. Overtime that has changed. Now most days he jumps out of the car without me and tells me he can go alone. He has learned so much from these wonderful teachers. He has also made some really dear friends. We are so grateful to have frequent play-dates with many of them.

As a total bonus, Uncle Chad is visiting with us for a month. So he came to support Josh also.

Ms. Danai is amazing. She is a wonderful, patient teacher, who cares and loves each child. She has the best activities that keep the kids interested and learning at the same time. She has taught Josh things that I had not thought to teach him. In class they have job assignments. This has helped him learn more about responsibility and working with others. I am grateful for Ms. Danai and how much she has helped prepare Josh for Kindergarten.

Ms. Jill has an amazing way of loving all children. She hugs and loves these kids with all her heart. She could barely talk about graduation without tears coming to her eyes. On days when Josh was sad to see me go, she'd scoop him up and off they went. The tears never lasted long, sometimes he didn't even want to leave when it was time. I am so thankful for her kindness towards Josh. (She is also a mother of 5, all boys!)

Over two years these woman have become an important part of our week. I couldn't have asked for better teachers.


Oh and not to be forgotten.... Parker was there too. He played in the sandbox during the ceremony. Watch out Ms. Danai and Ms. Jill, he's all yours in August!