Evan had a great year – his last at Daytime
Playtime. He really enjoyed going, and
worked hard getting himself ready to move up to kindergarten! He is very interested in learning and I know
he will do well in the fall! Here are
some pictures from his year:
First day - with Batman t-shirt and Batman backpack of course!
Fall field trip to Pumpkinville:
Thanksgiving luncheon:
Spring field trip to Shenandoah Discovery Museum:
Play dates with friends:
Going for Kindergarten registration!!
First tooth loss!!
Mother's Day tea
End of year carnival
Last day!!
With his wonderful teachers - Ms. Catherine and Miss Misty
Then, of course, there was the graduation ceremony! There were songs, and a little play – in
which Evan recited his part PERFECTLY! I
was absolutely overwhelmed with pride watching my son on stage. He is always “performing” at home, and I
won’t be a bit surprised if he ends up a theatre geek like me. But in that
moment, watching him, well, it took my breath away, and I hoped he could feel
the pride that made me nearly bust! I wish I had just taken video of his part,
but I recorded the entire thing, and it is just tooooo loooong to post
here. If I can ever figure out how to
edit it down on my computer, I’ll post it!
In the meantime, here are some stills of the festivities:
The rest of the day’s activities were dictated by
the graduate. So after graduation was over, we all went to the pool for a few
hours to swim, hang out, and eat pizza!!
Then we came home for cupcakes!
And the dear boy was OUT COLD on the couch by 6:30
p.m.!
A fun and exhausting
day for us all – and very emotional for mommy!
And then of course, there was the end of
kindergarten for Tyler. What a
year!! New school, new friends, new
experiences all around – for us both!
Though I didn’t do nearly as much volunteering as I wanted to, and
should have, I did chaperone two field trips – one in the Fall to Cox Farm, and
the other in the Spring to the National Zoo, and helped out at a couple of
class parties. There were some really sweet kids in Tyler’s class – and I sure
do love being addressed by them as “Tyler’s Mommy”! :)
Cool dude at morning line up
On our way to the first field trip in our "Kindergarten Rocks!" t-shirts! :)
Fall Boosterthon Fun Run!
Run Tyler! Run!!
He did great! Ran all 35 laps - and it was a hot day!!
A gorgeous ring holder he made me in art class - I'll cherish it forever!
Birthday boy in his crown!
Spring field trip to the National Zoo
Dress up day
Brown Bear visited us for a weekend
One of many silly selfies we took during the year when I visited him at school :)
Here is Tyler at the “end of year picnic” (which had
to be held inside because of rain), with his beloved Mrs. Cregan (on the right) and Mrs.
Kutil:
Mrs. Cregan was about a month away from giving birth
at that point! She was a wonderful teacher
and I’m so thankful for the interest she took in Tyler and the care she put
into his learning experience. She and
Mrs. Kutil were a wonderful support system for him (and for me!) throughout the
year and I will be forever grateful.
And here is Tyler on the last day of school:
Incidentally, the t-shirt he is wearing here is from the Glenkirk Knights 5K that we all did in the Spring. I ran it while Mitch walked and pulled the kids in a wagon. But Tyler joined me running for about the last mile and we crossed the finish line hand in hand! Wish I had a picture of THAT!! It was a blast.
He had a good year, but he struggled a lot with his
reading and writing. We talked about having him repeat kindergarten, but
decided that with some summer school and hard work over the summer, he should
be fine for first grade in September. Here’s hoping!!!
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