Kaden's days at La Jolla Presbyterian Church Preschool have come to an end. It was a fantastic introduction to school and he has been taught and loved by some very special teachers. His last week was full of fun and silliness.
The teachers allowed the children with summer birthdays to have their own celebration - crowns and all! Kaden felt so special and I was touched by the gesture. The kids celebrated with pizza, rainbow cupcakes, and goodie bags. They also had costume day - of course, Kaden chose to wear a homemade Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle outfit - and pajama day. Kaden's favorite of the silly days, however, was crazy hair day. He asked for poky pigtails and then ran next door to ask the little girls who live there to borrow their hair color.
"My Special Night" at LJPCPS consists of the students bringing their parents to their classrooms to show off what they've worked on all year and engage in some fun crafts together. Kaden first measured his hand against his dad's on the "Dad's Day" poster. He does this every morning before school too. I guess I'd failed to tell Kevin this because when I did you could see his heart fill up. As soon as we got into the room, Kevin was the center of Kaden's attention. They were soon hard at work making, what else, Ninja Turtles (yes, it's an obsession). Kaden was blessed with two great teachers this year, Mrs. DiTommasso and Mrs. Mitchell. They made a great team, were kind and loving, but also taught Kaden so much. I dare say he's ready for kindergarten...even though he's got one more year!
Kaden's teachers held a very sweet, "Crossing the Bridge" ceremony on the last day of school where each child got hugs from the teachers, crossed the bridge from preschool to Pre-K or Kindergarten, and then received a ribbon touting their accomplishment. The kids were all super proud of themselves and as cute as can be. I know they will miss one another this summer. Lots of play dates are in order!
Photos of Kaden and Brookie on their first day of school in the 2012-2013 school year and their last day of school in the 2013-2014 school year. This will probably be the last year they attend the same school. I know I'm sad about that. They may fight like siblings, but they sure do love one another.
The class had a party to celebrate the last day of school. It was only after putting all these photos together that I realized the pink and navy shirt should probably be retired from overuse.
K took break from all his friends to make sure H was having a good time.
The students of Room 4
There were several days off the last few weeks of school and Kaden chose to indulge in some days at home and one big adventure. One day I found that he'd taken his lunch to the car for a little picnic...
Another day I found a series of about fifty selfies on my phone...
His biggest request, however, was an adventure to ride an "accordion" bus (one of the double busses that run the express route downtown on weekdays). This entailed a car ride to the mall, and then a 40-45 minute bus ride downtown. Once there, we had a bite to eat and then raced to catch the bus back home. It was all Kaden thought it would be and more. He had asked for months for this ride, and I have to say the hassle was well worth it to see the smile on my boys' face.
Another long-standing request was for me to paint his nails. After his patience had run out, he took measures into his own hands. Turns out markers work just as well.
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