Last night was all the excitement of the Christmas Party and today was all the excitement of Graduation Day. This marks a huge milestone in our lives as well as Tyler's life. Our "baby" is graduating from Kindy into "Big School". Just thinking about it like this leaves a big lump in my throat, but then I've always been a big sook when in comes to my kids achieving milestones like this.
There were quite a few surprises in store for us this morning and the kids were fantastic with keeping those secrets.
The morning started with a concert like last nights with the kids really showing that they can "rock". This followed the actual Graduation Ceremony inside when the kids were presented, dressed in "Cap & Gown" with their Graduation Certificates and did a little walk along a catwalk for all parents to applaud them. This brought a few tears, not only to my eyes, but to most parents eyes, to see their kids all dressed up in 'Graduation Gear'. It was so cute! They were then presented as a whole group - the class of 2007.
This was followed by morning tea and Graduation Cake outside and then we were given the option to buy sets of Proffesional Photos of them to comemorate the occasion. Of course, you couldn't knock that opportunity back. The kids then all presented their parents with a tiny xmas pudding they had made in class along with a 2008 calendar and a tree decoration featuring a photo of them. All in all, it was a great morning, and extremely well organized.
For us:
This time in 12 years, it will be ALL OVER!!!! No more school!
The excitement shows all over her face.