Kyle's Christmas Program

The 3-year old and 4-year old classes worked hard all month learning and practicing Christmas songs. We got to enjoy their songs in the Christmas program. Kyle was excited for the program, but felt a bit shy being up on stage. The program was adorable!

Our PreK Graduate

Our baby girl graduated PreK! She had a great year. I was a little nervous in the beginning of the year when I found out there were only four girls in her class, but she really enjoyed all of her classmates.

Makena overcame her "tummy aches" during show and tell (with everyone looking at her), she had her first crush on a boy, and she definitely came out of her shell as a silly, carefree, and caring little girl. She is doing great with memorizing her sight words. She is just starting to read and we'll be working with her this summer to move her further along. 

She will definitely miss her friends over the summer, but she is excited for Kindergarten. She was disappointed when she found out she wasn't going to Kindergarten next week! 

The pledge to the Bible, American flag and Christian flag. 

Karis held the Christian flag during her preK ceremony and Makena got to hold it for hers. 

They sang fun songs to show us some of the things they learned -- the planet song, the water cycle, months of the year and days of the week. 

Before the graduates received their diplomas, each child was asked what was their favorite part of preK and what they want to be when they grow up. 

Makena's favorite part was playing in The Ark and when she grows up, she wants to be a mommy. 

Hugs from one of her sweet teachers

Proud Daddy and Mommy

Sweet friends

Thanks to Ms. Kim and Ms. Laurie for a great year!

First Day of PreK and Preschool

 Makena is in PreK this year! She will be going to school three days a week. She is excited to have two teachers who she is already familiar with. One is Karis' teacher from last year and the other is Karis' friend's mommy who she has interacted with at play dates and parties. 

Last week, we went to Meet the Teacher where she got to see her classroom and meet some new friends. When people asked her who her teachers are, she answered, "Ms. Kim and Ryan's mommy."  Oops! We'll have to change that. In the past, I would refer to her as Ryan's mommy, so she learned that from me!

 Makena seemed excited to start school. She wasn't nervous at all. During breakfast, she asked me a couple times where we were going (which I thought was strange), so I told her to church or to preschool. After breakfast, we went outside to take a few pictures. Afterwards, Makena asked if we could start walking to school. It dawned on me that she thought she was starting Kindergarten at Mockingbird. Silly girl! I don't know how she got that idea. Perhaps because Karis started two weeks ago, she was going to follow right after her. I hope her excitement and lack of nerves is a sign of how she'll be next year when she'll really start Kindergarten. 

I'm really hoping to see her grow and develop this year. I want her to start becoming her own person as she spends three days "on her own." I know Karis influences her a lot, so I'm hoping she feels the freedom to like and do what she wants. She hasn't shown a lot of interest in academics, so my desire is also for her to develop a love for learning and a desire to read. 

This little munchkin is in the two year old class. He's in the three day a week class but will only spend two and a half days there. He'll do full days Tuesdays and Thursdays but only a half day on Wednesdays. After my Bible study on Wednesday, I'll take him home with me for a nap. My friend will bring Makena home so that Kyle can sleep until 3 pm instead of 2 pm. I can't believe how big he is already!