Graduation!

It's taken a while, but here are some pictures from our Blue Preschool Graduation! The boys all seemed to have a great time and it was a wonderful way to end such a fun year of preschool. We all missed Teacher B and J but everyone else was able to attend with their families for support.

Teacher and Preschool boys. We were all sure proud of those little boys and they were sure proud of themselves:)

From left to right: Teacher W and G, Teacher S and EM, Teacher J and P, Teacher C and EW, Teacher R and T.

Each of the boys had their own special chair to sit on for graduation (made by Teacher R).

The boys wore their Blue Preschool shirts and Teacher J made cute graduation hats for each one. They then took turns walking down the aisle and getting their cute diploma (made by Teacher C). It was really fun to watch them be so proud of themselves and grown-up as they shook Teacher W's hand and got their diploma.

T getting his diploma.

G getting his diploma.

P getting his diploma.

EW getting his diploma.

EM getting his diploma.

P then led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance- something the boy's learned really well since we did it every preschool class.

EW and Teacher C led the boy's in "Higgly Wiggly Bumblebee".

Each boy got to introduce themselves by saying their name in the song. T sure liked saying his name into that microphone!

G is so proud of himself after saying his name!

EW did NOT like it when everyone shouted for the song:)

P was very involved and sang the whole thing!

Each boy then got a turn to give a little talk about themselves where they told us a little bit what things they liked about preschool and what they had learned this year.

G was the first to go and he did a great job!

EM was next. It was great to see him speak up so well and not be scared at all. Way to go EM!

T loved that microphone and thought he was a pretty big boy and loved sharing what he had learned in preschool.

EW was so cute and made everyone smile.

P had his whole talk memorized and even used flash cards so he could do it all by himself! We decided he would probably be the Class President:)

After the talks and songs the boys passed out popcorn to everyone and we watched a slideshow (made by Teacher R) of music and pictures from our year of Blue Preschool. What a great way to finish out graduation and relive some fun memories.

All the boys with their diplomas. From left to right: T, G, EM, P, and EW.

Jumping for joy!

Yeah! We love Blue Preschool!

We did it!

The boys and their Teachers (Moms). What a fun group and what a great year of preschool we had! From left to right: Teacher W, Teacher S, Teacher J (who had just had her baby a few days previous!), Teacher C, and Teacher R.

We missed Teacher B and J so much and wished they could've joined us. Preschool would not have been the same without them!

Finally we had some refreshments and a big Bounce House (that Teacher C brought) for the kids to play in. We got down the big preschool banner and were going to have the kids break through it to get to the Bounce House as a final celebration. Well... they tried...

But they just bounced off it then when it fell down proceeded to run to the Bounce House. Notice all the parents laughing their heads off behind them, and Parker's dad (on the left) saying, "Why me" to himself.

The second time one of the Dads punctured the sign a little bit with his leatherman so the boys were able to break through. Too cute!

We did it! Wahoo!

Thanks to everyone for an amazing year!

Zoo!

We took a field trip to the Zoo last Thursday and, even though it was crazy busy, it was still fun and the kids had a good time.  Our previously scheduled Zoo fieldtrip was too cold and rainy so we rescheduled it for last week and the weather was amazing! So sad that this is one of our last fieldtrips together as a Blue Preschool!  These boys have had a lot of good times together!

 P with his cool sunglasses waiting for everyone to come.

 T getting all wet!

 G has the whole world in his hands!

A very large turkey that was hanging out right be the sidewalk.  I don't think he liked us taking pictures of him...

A couple of monkeys watching the monkeys.

The elephant is loud!

 P taking a ride on the big elephant.

 J's turn!

 EW sharing his snacks with T.

 Looking for the crocodile!

Train Ride

For our transportation field trip this week we went on a ride on the light-rail train in town (TRAX).  The boys were thrilled by the whole experience.  They thought buying tickets, sitting and waiting for our train, and then riding the train were so fun!  It was really cute to see their huge eyes and giant grins because they got to ride on a "Choo-choo train"!!  The whole trip was just delightful and we were also blessed with beautiful weather for the whole morning (a huge feat this month). 

 All the boys waiting for the train to come.

Is it coming??

Riding the train!

A very excited EW riding the train.

 G and T show their excitement for being on a train.  G said, "I'm so happy to be on a train right now!"

 EM riding with his Mommy.

We rode downtown then got off at the old Union Train Station and let the kids look at all the cool pictures of trains on the walls and stain glass and run around to their hearts content- what a perfect thing for little boys who had been sitting so still for 20 minutes:)

After this we watched the fountains at the Gateway and the kids loved enjoying the beautiful day and watching the water.

We then went to the food court and got some ice cream cones.  The kids loved it even though it was early in the morning and it was a fun treat to have before we took the train back home.  (Oh, and we also took a little trip up and down the escalators which was also very exciting).

The whole gang with yummy ice cream.

 EM with a great ice cream face.

 EW taking his ice cream eating very seriously.

 C (EM's brother) enjoying his ice cream very much!

While we were waiting for the train for our ride back we sang, "The Wheels on the Bus" and then the modified "The Wheels on the Train" which was really cute.  The boys were also delighted when "Mr. Conductor" actually waved to them as the train pulled up. 

On the whole it was a great field trip and one those boys won't soon forget:)