End of Year Pre-K Celebration

We had a wonderful time at Jack's pre-k end of the year celebration. The four preschool classes from Willowbrook put on a wonderful show for us! They sang lots of great songs, and we ended in the cafeteria with cake and ice cream. This was Jack's first-ever performance of any type, and he did a great job. He started to lose a bit of focus at the end, as you'll see in the photos, but I'm super proud of him! It's hard to believe that his year of 3-year old preschool has come to an end. He will return to the same pre-k class again next year for 4-year old preschool.

My favorite pre-schooler. All ready to go!

Nice job remembering the actions!

She also did a great job watching and looking for her big brother, whom she recently started referring to as "Buddy". It's adorable.

Then we start to lose some focus.....

First the shirt came up. Multiple times.

Then he switched it up and pulled his shorts up instead.

Here he decided to take a break from his glasses and wear them on the top of his head.

And then there was this pose. Not really sure whats going on.

But in the end, he did great and really deserved that special treat!

Family Photo afterwards.

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Anonymous said…

Happy Easter, Happy Birthday (to you and your Gpa) and Happy Summer! We so want to walk with your family sometime on the Heart Walk but unfortunately not this year. We'll be with Hattie and girls over Father's Day weekend...and looking forward to spending time with Jeff & Sue! As always, its so great to catch up on your blog and pics. Love you and your family~ Tammy N.

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