Graduation Day

This weekend we had a graduation to attend.

Miss Alyse graduated from preschool.

She looked super cute in her little graduation gown.

Here she is with Miss Nancy - her teacher.

I had to get in on a picture with the little graduate.

It is hard for me to believe that she is this big already.

But she is still Daddy's baby.

I teared up looking at my little lady on the stage.

She had 2 parts during the ceremony.

She said a verse and spelled her name.

(See bottom of post for videos.)

Getting her diploma.

(Bad picture - sad!)

These are pictures of their class pictures.

(Alyse is on the bottom row. 2nd from the end on the right side.)

She was very sad when she realized that she was not going to see her friend Ella all the time, but I promised her that we would get them together to play.

We actually had to RUSH right out of the ceremony.  Her dance recital rehearsal was at the exact same time as graduation.  We had to rush across town, get her dressed, and with her class in time for her to practice so she would be able to dance in recital the next day.

(I have been stressed about this for weeks!)

We got there with 2 songs/dances to go before hers.  Praise God!

Afterwards we took her out for a very late dinner at "The Big Pepper Place" (aka Chilis).

Sitting and talking to her was so funny.

She made us sit together and took pictures of us.

She also wanted to hear all about how Josh and I "met and fell in love!" (We have to tell her stories about our wedding and when she was born all the time.)

She asked us, "When did the sparkles come in your eyes?"

I think she watches a lot of fairy tales....

Alyse's Preschool Graduation

Friday, May 18, 2012

Processional

(She is the 5th to walk down.  When sitting, she is on the left.)

Saying her verse - Jonah 1:17

"Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights."

Spelling her name

(This part made me giggle.)

Getting her diploma