Graduation

Every year, Olivia's school does a preschool graduation for the kids that are leaving to go onto Kindergarten.  Since Olivia is in the last class of the school, she got to participate in this year's graduation, even though she is not leaving the school for another year.  (She won't go to "real" Kindergarten until Fall 2017),  It was as sweet, emotional, adorable performance that made me equally excited and devastated about how big she is getting!

The program is in the beautiful cathedral at the church where she goes to preschool.

Things started off with a prayer and the pledge. 

There were several songs/dancing which she was VERY excited about!  She took graduation super seriously - telling me every day what they practiced, what the songs were, the dance moves, etc.

This suppressed smile is the most we got from her for the beginning of the program.

But after she sang the first song, she seemed to settle in and enjoy it.

The last song was clearly her favorite and she had a pretty big smile on the entire time.

With BFF Cate, who my family confused for Olivia nearly the entire program.  But, looking at them here - they do look pretty similar!  Luckily these 2 cuties have one more year together.  Lord help me when we have to separate them.

Then we headed to a little reception in their classroom.

Our other BFF, Emma, IS leaving the school and I'm not sure that reality has quite set in.  We already have several summer activities planned with Miss Emma and luckily she lives very close to us.  And, these 2 will be in middle school together.  So, they will be reunited then!

The "theme" of the program was all about friendships.  I can't even with their little handprints....

She did her typical "frosting only" cake eating 

Lucky girl had all her grandparents + Aunt Naz there

She got an Aurora doll from her sweet Aunts

Her sweet teachers - Ms. Michelle, Ms. Yessica, and the wonderful Ms. Sherri

Love these sweet girls

 We went to a Mexican restaurant after the ceremony and the waiter  said he was going to bring her a "special" drink for her graduation.  When he left she said "Oh.  I bet I know what it is."  We asked what and she replied "Probably a margarita."  WHAAAATTTT????  I guess mommy drinks too many margaritas??

And, the graduate requested "breakfast for dinner" that night, so we treated her to eggs, bacon, pancakes and fruit salad - her favorite!

We are so proud of our girl and we are going to try and invent a machine to slow time over the next year - or at least try our hardest to savor every moment we have before big-girl school begins!