The Little "Graduate"

I used to make fun of Kindergarten "Graduations." I thought they were overdone and silly -- what's the big deal, I thought.

Now I know.

Will had Kindergarten graduation today. I guess it was a little more special for us because he won't be going back to this school next year -- it was goodbye. We're excited about homeschooling, but we did have a good year here.

It was a cute ceremony. They called them up, one by one, and presented them with their portfolios. They read little statements from the kids about what their favorite things were and what they wanted to be when they grow up. Of course, they said "Will wants to be an architect, engineer, or inventor when he grows up." Afterwards, Will took issue with that.

"I want to be an architect, engineer, AND inventor. They said 'or.' It should have been 'and,'" he said matter-of-factly.

Will's little statement, read by the teacher, also said he enjoyed singing "Harvest Moon" because it got stuck in his head, and that he likes recess and center time.

The kids sang "We Are the Young" and "Rainbow Connection," which will be stuck in my head for at least a week. When we got home, we looked at his portfolio, which was a lot of entertainment. (I'll post some here later."

Anyway, it was really cute, and now I have a "Kindergarten Graduate."

*sigh*