Preschool Graduation

Last night I had my fifth preschool graduation. My first year I was nine months pregnant with Jefferson and this year he was one of the preschoolers at the program!
I did two separate programs for my younger class and older class. Technically the younger kids aren't 'graduating' but I like to present them with a certificate of completion award.
The weather couldn't have been more perfect!
(This is what it looked like just three days earlier!)

I have no shade in my back yard at night and I've had one year where it was 90 degrees and another year where we held it inside due to weather. This time it was about 70 degrees and a nice cloud cover. I was worried about wind, but it seemed to die down just in time.
I came down with a cold last weekend which made me loose my voice, so that made it hard to talk loud, sing and to keep from coughing, but I survived.
One embarrassment though. I was presenting the kids with their certificates and I also add an award to each one for something outstanding they did that year. In each class I gave one of the students an award for being so careful with their work. They would always make sure they did their best and that it looked nice. I called the award "Most Articulate". However, Tom told me after both graduations were over that articulate means good with words. The word I should've used was "Most Meticulous". Oh, I'm so embarrassed I used the wrong word in front of so many people AND wrote the wrong thing on these students awards! Obviously I'm not very articulate :) Oh well, I've had worse things happen... I've had a child throw up while in front of everyone, I sprained my thumb standing up after a song one year, I had over 100 people crammed into every corner of my house the year we held it in doors, you never know what will happen on graduation night. Next year I'll have three classes to do graduation for!
The next day one of my preschoolers called me on the phone. She said she missed me already and we talked for a bit. It was so sweet and is one of the reasons I love my job so much. I get to become a part of these little people's lives.
I'm now so excited to have summer to look forward to and to do more with my own children for the next few months.