Gadget graduated from Montessori! I am so proud! All the moms and dads had cameras, videos and smiles as our children sang “This Land is Your Land.” It was the most adorable thing. Gadget was in the front row, and my lips were plastered open in a silly grin throughout the entire graduation ceremony. I hope this is the first of many graduations I witness! Thank you to the White’s for coming to show support for Gadget. In August, he starts Kindergarten down the street from us. It’s amazing he’s grown from a tiny 6lb 11oz baby into a big brother on his way to elementary school.

For his present, we got him his Kindergarten school supplies. He’s super excited about his filled backpack, and I’m super excited because I was going to have to buy these items anyway. Score one for the mom because Crayola ain’t cheap!

These are pictures of the boys’ last day at daycare. Gadget is pictured above with his two teachers. Two of his three best friends were at school that Friday, so I snapped a shot with Noah and Jeren of NoahJerenandCharlie. And finally, the goodbye card that I made on mpix.com. The outside has a picture of one of Gadget’s art pieces. Inside the card it says goodbye in a crayon font, and the back says Keep in Touch and has the vector cartoon picture of the boys (as seen in this blog’s header). I was super excited to make the cards, and got the idea from the parenting group at work. I wrote personalized thank yous to each of the boys’ teachers, including the teachers in the Lion’s previous room and the daycare director. It was bitter sweet. Gadget came home with a huge card with his classmates’ hand prints on it and a photo montage of his six months in daycare. It was super sweet and he looked at it all night. I am not sure if he fully understands that he’s not going back, in fact, the other day he asked if daycare was closed. It was a Sunday, and I told him yes. He has playdates with Jeren, and we will set some more up with Noah and Charlies, hopefully. We’ll see…

Preschool POV is a blog created by parents of children heading off to preschool for the first time. We discuss our children’s experience while attending several different types of schools – Public, Montessori, Catholic, Private Independent. I was blessed enough to be included in this site’s development, and have finally found the time to begin to contribute.

My lastest post, “Crying, Screaming, Throwing,” highlights just another reason why being a working mother using daycare can be so challenging.