Jillian

Today Jillian received her award for completing preschool!  It’s still hard to believe that she will be five on the 13th and will start Kindergarten in July! (She’s coming with me to my year round school)

Everyone tells you to cherish the time because it goes fast, and it truly does! Some days it may not seem like it because the kids challenge your patience but it is important to cherish those happy moments that make you proudly smile at your kids!

Jillian is so full of wonder and creativity! I cannot wait to see what she can accomplish as she grows up. My goal is to foster her creativity and curiosity and hope that it continues to grow inside her.

Jillian’s preschool room mom has been fabulous this week showering Jillian’s teachers with love. I wanted to do something a little extra to show them that we appreciate their hard work!

Thanks to Pinterest I came up with a cute little inexpensive gift 🙂

We found the cute tea light holders at Michael’s. there is a candle at the bottom. I filled the holders with Starbursts. I also included Burt’s Bee’s lipgloss.

Spring photos have arrived… in true school photo fashion… this one is a keeper!

At what point in their lives does a natural smile show up in a school photo? haha at least these are fun to look back at!

Jillian was so very excited to return to school!

The very first day was a “get to know you” day. The parents and students were able to “play” in the classroom for an hour. I was bummed I missed her first day, but I’ll get to take her once I’m on my Fall break.

Here she is on her first official day of the school year.

Jillian had a fantastic year in preschool. She absolutely loved her teacher and loved learning new things… and playing with friends!! She has grown so much in a school year!

        First Day of Preschool (September 2011)

Last Day of Preschool (June 2012)

haha I love the cheesy smile… You would think that the school photographers, after taking millions of photos. would learn how to get a natural smile from children.