Graduated!

 This week there was a big event in our household - our little Pip graduated from Kinder! Yep, it was a huge event here. The kids had been preparing for weeks, they put on a little concert for the parents & then they were presented with their graduation certificate & a present from their teachers. They were each given a folder filled with artwork & photos of the things they did at kinder during the year. Quite a few of the parents were brought to tears during the event, me included. It is such a bittersweet time  - our little babies are growing up! They are going off to school next year, going off into the big wide world. These little people, they are so excited to start this new chapter of their lives, but I don't think they realise that this is the last time they will all be together. Their little gang is splitting up, going to different schools. The most poignant moment was when they sang a song about friends & saying goodbye, ending it by going around & happily hugging each other. 

But I will try not be sad! This is a new adventure for our little Pip, for us, And I know that she is going to LOVE going to school, making new friends & learning new things. Back in October she spent some time at her new school taking part in pre-Prep sessions, where the kids spent some time at the school in small groups so that they can be assessed to see which class group they would be suited to. Piper was so excited to learn that her school has a dedicated art room. What could be more exciting to a little girl who loves art almost more than she loves anything else! And she couldn't believe that they had their very own library! I know Piper will be fine on her first day of school, she showed that at her orientation day at the start of this month when she joined all the other new Prepies away from their parents without even a glance back at her silly old Mum who already had tears welling in her eyes, even taking the time to care for her best friend who was a little apprehensive about leaving her Mum. I will be the one with tears in my eyes that I will hold tight until she is out of sight. I remember after my first health nurse visit when bringing Piper home after she was born when she gave me a handout about children growing up & the mixed emotions mothers would have. I remember crying reading that, not wanting to think about my precious little baby growing up & leaving me. And now that time is here. I'll have to let her go a little bit, it's a little easier knowing that my baby is a confident, happy little social butterfly who is eager to get to school & begin this new chapter.

We love you Whippit & we are all so very very proud of you!