Category Archives: Preschool

Last Day of School

My baby is growing up! (Sob!)

Here’s a photo from her last day of school.  And as a comparison, a photo from her first day.

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Do you see how much older her face looks after just a year?!?  She looks almost ready to grab the keys and drive off in my car!!!

Okay, not really.  But it is amazing how FAST the year flew by.  I feel like it was just yesterday I was preparing my Little Bookworm for her first day in the classroom…her first day away from Mama.

As we got our Little Miss ready for her big last day, we took a moment for a quick family photo.  (Three out of four smiles is pretty darn good for us these days.)

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Mike and I were able to spend much of the morning with our Little Gal at her school.

A few of her classmates were unable to be there for the last day, but the remaining (little) stalwarts were still able to party like Little (educated) Rockstars!

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And what last-day-of-2-year-old-preschool-class is complete without a mini graduation ceremony?

The kids listened and watched with rapt attention…

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And then it was our Little Preschooler’s turn!!!

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One of our Little Lady’s best buddies also “graduated” that morning.  We heart Connor.

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And then we wrapped up the ceremony with one big, huge, gigantic, slight chaotic, definitely emotional…

GROUP HUG!!!!

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AND SHOWED OFF OUR FUNNY FACES!!!

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It was a fun morning, topped off with a crazy school-wide picnic at the end.  We love preschool!

Now the question remains…What the heck am I gonna do with this kid over the summer?!?

Lord have mercy.

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Little Miss Smarty Pants

The Little Missy’s preschool class celebrated Father’s Day this Thursday.  So Daddy accompanied her to class and had the best time doing art projects, singing songs, playing games, and eating donuts (i.e., the Little Miss ate and Daddy watched).

Daddy came home with several handmade presents from his #1 (Little) Fan, including this gem…

I keep cracking up thinking about this glimpse into her perceptive 2-year-old mind.  She’s a smart girl…and a sassy one at that!

End Note: After picking her up from school, the Little Miss also informed me that Daddy’s “other jobs” are putting her down for nap and giving her lots of love.  That sounds about right!

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A Merry Month

I love Christmas because it encompasses not just one (very special and holy) day, but a whole month of exciting preparation and festivities.  Now I’m not talking about the shopping part – that I could do without.  I’m talking about all of the great opportunities there are to celebrate with family and friends, as we joyfully anticipate the birth of Christ.

We kicked off our month with a super-fun outing with friends (as the Little Miss would say, “Yay for the Mugford and Irons families!”) to a Christmas light show at a farm in rural NC…

Complete with a pow-wow with Santa!

 

“What do you want for Christmas, my dear?
“A Christmas Tree!”

Done.

A few days later, with Grammie along for the ride, we drove out to a farm near Jordan Lake to choose the annual Wright family Christmas tree.

The Little Miss has a knack for being a wee bit cranky during these outings (read about our 2011 tree experience), but we pushed through.  And the Little Mister was his usual jolly self…that is, until he encountered the attack of the kissing Big Sister.

But no toddler-moodiness or baby-teariness is any match for swings, jump houses, and hay rides!

 

 

 

Oh, and there were funny decorative trees to lock your children in!

Just kidding.  Well, sort of.

And the piece de resistance of the month?  Why, the Little Missy’s preschool Christmas performance, of course!

(Type in “wright” to watch the video).

(We tried to arrive early this time, to get a better video-taping-spot.  But sheesh!  Some of those parents must camp-out at the preschool overnight for the prime real estate!)

It was a MERRY month…only to be topped by the day of Christmas itself.  But more on that later!

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