preschool graduate

it's official.

preschool is over.

and i'm sad.

:(

connor and i had a long talk before we left this morning about preschool and how far he's come.

i remember dropping him off the first day when he was just 3 years old.

that was a terrifying day for me.

i sat in my van in the parking lot the whole time.

he was so little and fragile then.

he seriously doubled his size that first year of preschool.

he really has come so far and learned so much.

this was connor almost 3 years ago around the time when he first started preschool.

 and this is him today. (well yesterday at school)

 he's grown so much.

in so many ways.

time to go to preschool for the last time ever...

the teacher gifts are all ready to go with us.

the big black book is for his teacher, i made up a story about a beautiful Superboy finding his way through preschool....:)

the littler books i made for his teacher's aides and therapist.

and candy for all!

 mommy stayed for class today.

ahh!

i'm going to miss all those sweet kids so much.

i have grown pretty attached to them, coming in and seeing them every week.

there are several that have just stolen my heart.

i didn't even think about how hard it would be to not see them again.

i know at least one of them will move on to kindergarten with connor so that's a small bit of comfort.

 my beautiful boy decided to sneak one more nap in at school for good measure.

maybe he thought if he went to sleep he could skip the whole leaving part...

if that were the case, mommy would go to sleep too!

he woke up in time to watch the slide show of pictures the teacher put together.

and one final closing circle time.

the end came too quickly.

mommy is sad.

sad to be leaving his wonderful teacher, a woman who whole-heartedly loves my sweet boy.

she loves all those special children with everything she has, and it shows in their progress throughout the year.

i could not have asked for a better or more perfect teacher and mentor for my beautiful boy.

she really has helped unlock an amazing amount of knowledge that was hidden inside my son.

i will forever be in debt to her for that.

she will always be special to us.

thank you Teacher Anne!!

we love you.

i'll share the smaller books i made, to help express the gratitude i feel...

 thank you, for helping me realize my SUPER potential throughout the years...

 and for opening my eyes to the wealth of knowledge i had locked inside me...

thank you for helping me stand tall against all my adversities...

and for loving me for who i am.

i will miss you.

I<3U

<3,

Connor

  
tomorrow we go in for his Kindergarten orientation....
let the change begin!
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