Kindergarten Graduate

Our almost six year old is DONE with kindergarten. We could not be more proud of Noelle and all that she has accomplished this year! Especially amidst all the changes and living in three different places (MD house, my parent's, TN house) during the school year, she more than rocked it!

She had a really fun last week of school, including a trip to Dairy Queen on Wednesday with the class so her teacher could treat all of them to some yummy ice cream. I drove all three of my kids and one of the other little girls over to Dairy Queen, and they all sat together getting the occasional reminder from their teacher to keep their voices down. Jonah even got treated to some ice cream, AND invited back to the classroom to have some juice afterwards. His little sugar loving heart enjoyed that!

Last Thursday was a half day of school for the kindergarten class so that they could get ready for graduation that night! We ate a quick dinner, got her dressed, and snapped a few pictures of her wearing her cap and gown. I love that they had a cap and gown to wear- it simultaneously made them seem grown up, but also captured how little and cute they all still are!

The little ceremony started with them walking down the aisle to 'Pomp and Circumstance', which almost had me crying, and then they did a whole bunch of their chants and songs with facts and Bible verses that they've learned all year! Each child had a speaking part they said by themselves, and then the whole class did the chants. I was again impressed with how much they've learned!

They all walked across the stage to get their diploma, and each kindergartner received a Bible with their name engraved on the front. It's such a precious present, and Noelle was SO excited for hers. She held on to it for the rest of the night, and was eager to find words she could read and underline verses she's learned this past year. The grand finale was the whole class dancing down the aisles to Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off'- adorable, hilarious, and so fun for them! They ended the evening with cake and finger foods!

Her last day of school was a half day on Friday, and it was full of fun with an awards ceremony, yearbook signing, and ice cream from Andy's frozen custard. I ran out to pick her up while Luke's parents stayed home with the other two, and after a hug for her teacher, we headed home and chatted about how much fun she had at school all year. As soon as we pulled in to our garage, she started crying and said she already missed school! She has a folder full of papers to work on over the summer, and has already pulled it out a couple of times.

first day

last day

Now it's summer break and we're enjoying the next few weeks with family, and then hopefully lots of trips to the zoo, the farm, the pool, and any other fun places we can find!