Preschool Graduation

Lest we get too many big ideas here folks, let's keep in mind that this is just preschool. It's not like she got a high school diploma, a BA or even an MBA. But if you watched some of the other parents attending, you might think it was that big. Having already done this with another child, I knew at least enough to put her in a church dress. (Lizzie was the most under-dressed kid last year.) Then, of course, Mimi was put next to the kid in the flannel shirt...nice. Whatever, she had fun, we had a decent seat, it was short and now it's done!

We invited Nana to join us for the big (I mean, regular sized) occasion. She came out early and we had lunch at McDonald's. But we scored on the happy meal front. The girls got American Girl paper doll sets!!! I can't wait. Then we dropped Lizzie off at school and then headed over to Miriam's school. They checked in at 12:30 and the graduation was at 1:00. Nana scored us some great seats while I checked Mimi in. Jim was also able to make it.

For such a smiley little girl, she was very serious throughout the program. But she sang all the songs and gave me a great smile while getting her diploma.

After the graduation, we went to Target so Nana could let Mimi pick a graduation present, Rachel pick a birthday present and we co-conspired to find a birthday present for Lizzie. Mimi picked some tiny My Little Pony dolls and accessories to add to her collection. Rachel picked a big My Little Pony doll that has long hair to style (it's really just perfect for her). And Nana and I decided to get Lizzie a starter collection and case of Littlest Pet Shop (which her cousin also collects). It was a very successful trip and we left with two very happy little girls.

Nana hung out for a bit until it was time to pick up Lizzie so she could watch her open her present. The girls had such fun this afternoon with all the new toys. Thank you so much for coming, Nana!!