G Graduates!

G graduated from pre-school this week.  As part of his advancement, he performed in Aunt Sand's Fabulous Pre-School Program. 

When Bryce was four we were blessed to accidentally stumble on the greatest pre-school on the planet.  The women who run the school are incredible and have been a great influence on each of our children as they have learned and played at school.

G has especially grown at school this year.  At home, he is the fourth child and is a sweet, pliable, sometimes timid young man.  He has a tender heart and soft feelings.  He happily goes along with whatever his older siblings plan.  He plays and runs like a linebacker, but he is a bit teddy bear.

At school he has totally come out of his shell.  He is a leader there.  He scoops up the other children and makes them feel important.  No one is left out when G is around, he is every one's friend.  As they have been practicing the program these past months he has also come out as a fabulous performer.  Whenever any child is absent, G volunteered to do their part, songs and all and his teachers said he knows every single part in the play.  He did refuse to fill in as Snow White, though...he had to draw the line somewhere.

Mostly, I just adore this little guy.  He is a sweetheart through and through (takes after his father, he didn't get one ounce of my spitefulness -- lucky kid!).  I really do love this boy!



Gavin had several solos in the program, but this one was my favorite.

 

All decked out for the Aladdin songs (he looks so meek...what a cutie).

 

This was going to be a night that I was amazing as a mother (that was the plan).  I would get dinner in the crock pot so it would be ready when we got home after the 6:00 programs.  Everyone would look fabulous and Gavin would feel super special when I placed a candy lei around his neck after his performance.   It didn't quite work out that way.  I didn't get dinner on so we were hungry and without food after the event.  We were in a mad scramble seconds before leaving searching for Gavin's other shoe.  I forgot about the lei until I got to the school.  Just take a look at Logan, bright red socks, green shorts (it was too cold for shorts but he was clothed so I didn't fuss) and a jacket on upside down (note the hood covering his cute bum).  Some nights Super Mom just doesn't show up, but we survive, and we still have incredible and memorable moments to paste in our scrapbooks.

Life with these people is incredible.

 

G as a stern and grumpy pirate in his program