congrats, preschool graduate! (and welcome, lil sis)
Posted by laralynnian on 26 Jun 2012 at 08:37 pm | Tagged as: Uncategorized
On Friday Melina had her first official graduation ceremony. Yes, from preschool, and complete with a red felt graduate hat (though no gown). I don’t think I had an official graduation ceremony when I finished preschool. Joey didn’t even go to preschool. But we are so proud!
Nalani started her preschool stint just five days earlier, making her the youngest newcomer at the school. Going through a first week and a “last” week (Melina will be there all summer and at our house we’re calling it “summer session”) made for a fantastic contrast for our family. Even Mr. Tom commented on the community’s newest member as he handed big sister Melina her diploma.
In the past three years, Melina has developed into a thoughtful, sociable, artistic, and whimsical girl who’s eager to take on kindergarten and the big kid world. And now Nalani is bringing up the rear, ready to take the little kid world by storm. With less than a week under her belt, she walked out confidently with her Wee Ducky class and stood in front of a crowd of parents to perform “Good Bye Graduates.”
We’ll be sad to see Melina’s preschool years come to a close, but are looking forward to new adventures for both our girls. As their smiles show, they are, too. In the meantime, they have a whole summer of fun to spend together, at home, on all our trips, and now at school, too!