Thursday, June 10, 2010

The Graduates


What a year it's been! And hard to believe how quickly it went.

Last night the twins' kindergarten class had a little graduation ceremony. Songs were sung, cheers were shouted, tears were shed (I can't help it!), and diplomas were given out:

Annabelle and Daisy are the two super cute girls in the middle in the black velvet dresses.


Daisy shaking the principal's hand before collecting her diploma -


Annabelle ran up . . .



. . . and ran back as quick as she could. Not liking the spotlight, that one.


Here they are with their lovely teacher at the after-party.


My two big almost-first-graders -


I remember how scared I was at the beginning of the school year. Are they really ready for kindergarten? With late September birthdays, they didn't even turn 5 until after the school year started. Will Daisy's phobia's cause major problems? Will Annabelle be able to sit still and behave and stay focused? Ahhh, I was beside myself with worry about all of it.

But with the help of a wonderful, patient teacher who, throughout the year, saw only the best in my girls, they did beautifully. Daisy has overcome so many of her fears and phobias - it's hard to believe she's the same little girl. And Annabelle thrived on the structure of a daily school routine. They both learned to read and do simple math, they made friends, and they grew up just a little bit.

And now they're ready to take on the world in first grade.

4 comments:

Anna Alexandrova said...

You go girls!

...and here's to good teachers!

diane rene said...

woo hoo! congratulations, girls :)

Crittle said...

How cute are they?!

And I love seeing the differences in their personalities shine through.

Kristin said...

So glad that they were successful! Way to Go Girls.