Mabel... Graduate

Well, she made it. After dropping out last year after three weeks, she made it through the whole school year and Mae graduated preschool... barely. Pretty much what we figured, Mae didn't want to stand with her class in the middle up front with all the parents watching so she cried and then Dad took her out and then they came back in and then she stood off to the side for the whole thing and then she was so relieved when it was all done it wasn't even funny.

Pretty much par for the course for the kid who was still crying at drop off up to and through the last week of school...

That said, it was a beautiful ceremony led by her teacher, Ms. Swiderski, who is one of the most beautiful souls you will ever meet in your life. She was so wonderful with Mabel all year long and mom and dad loved her for it.

And this is her other teacher, Ms. Javan. She was lots of fun too.

And here's old Mae just hanging by her handprints on the wall. Cute kid.

Mae had a bestie this year - her name was Adriana. She was kind of like my Nadia but not really because they were tight but not that tight. 

FAMILY SHOTS!!!

The Graduate

So it was Graduation Day from preschool. We started the day getting fancy in my new dress that Miss Stacey got me for my graduation.

And of course Mae had to get in on the action, though her pictures were a little more, what's the word I'm looking for here... informal.

Got to St. Helen and had my two biggest fans with me.

Did I say two? I meant three! And there were actually five - Miss Stacey and Pax came too.

Some pics with my homeboys and homegirls.

We did a little alphabet rap for the crowd.

Got to pose with my best friend, Nadia. We're hoping to land in the same Kindergarten class next year because we are getting pretty inseparable these days.

And lastly, a picture of me with Mrs. Allison. She was one of my teachers this year (each room has two teachers). Mrs. Allison was that teacher that 30 years from now I will remember - her gentle but no-nonsense nature, her patience, everything. She is just one of those ladies that has a special aura about her.

I'll miss her but for now... SCHOOL'S OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!!