Looking Ahead

 Today was our cap and gown picture day.  It is always a day of anticipation because the children have no idea what to expect.  One friend has been sharing his dad's graduation picture with our class and this gave us an understanding of how special it is to wear this shiny robe and crazy hat.  I cannot tell you how silly they get when they first put these items on, but as they wear them for a few minutes I think they get the feeling that there this a big change coming in their lives.  Anyway, I was very proud of them because we wanted to make sure that a friend who wasn't feeling very well arrived in time for our class picture and did our individual pictures first.  (So for those of you who aren't familiar with cap and gown pictures, that means we had to dress everyone and leave them dressed until the very end.  13 individual pictures is a long time to wait patiently while wearing an itchy hat and gown.)  These pictures should make you feel very proud, because it won't be too long before "big school" starts and these innocent little faces suddenly become so grown up.