finn is a graduate

"i'm so glad to be graduated. i'm ready for summer"

- finn oliver, pre-k graduation

finn graduated from pre-school this past friday.

after 3 .5 years at st. andrews by-the-sea,
he will be moving on to kindergarten in the fall.

the teachers and the mothers were filled with mixed emotions
 but mostly i can say, i was excited more than anything.
because he has a january birthday,
he was one of the older kids in his class,
and though he wasn't eligible or ready for kindergarten last fall,
i can confidently say, he couldn't be more ready this year.

he and i will miss his wonderful teacher, miss melissa,
and will still get to see her in the fall as scoutie will start there.
she won't be the 2 yr old teacher,
but we will pop our head into her classroom and say hello often.

the graduation ceremony was simple -
the graduates wore homemade paper graduation caps,
accepted their certificates proudly and
and sang cute songs for us parents.

finn's favorite part was the cake afterwards of course.
he takes after his mother in that he has a huge sweet tooth.

congratulations finn!  mommy and daddy are so very proud of you.
we look forward to watching you grow and learn so much more.