Friday, May 22, 2009

Graduation day!

Well the first day of school has come and gone... And now it's GRADUATION!! My Jillian is a first grader!!! It's crazy but true... Here's proof

Ready to go


Mommy & Jillian


Alaina came to see cousin Jillian Graduate


Daddy & Lucas playing


There's our little star waving... "Hi Jillian!" *wipes tear* I'm so proud!



aaaand there's our little star smack dab in the middle making faces... lovely, precious moment over....



Walking to get her diploma



and my camera decided NOT to work at the actual MOMENT she received her diploma... but here's her standing in line after she got it...


Singing "Hit the Road Jack"



After the ceremony



Jillian and her teacher Mrs Joralmon



The family



OK so let's backtrack... we're all sitting in the multi purpose room waiting for the kids to come in to start the graduation ceremony. The morning announcements come on, and the principal says "Kindergarten Kindergarten Kindergarten, pay SPECIAL attention.. we have a winner for the big monkey from the cookie dough fundraiser... and the winner is JILLIAN PING!!" (I almost got teary eyed just typing that LOL!) so Jillian won this monkey for selling the MOST cookie dough in the entire school Kindergarten thru 6th grade!!!! (and to be honest she didn't even really sell a lot!) She was so excited!!!

Jillian and her wonderful Aunt Shelby (who teaches Kindergarten at Jillian's school) without her I'd have no way to get Jillian to school!
Outside on the bulletin board, here's Jillian's drawing of "The Monster at the End of the Book"





Standing by the bulletin board (the black spot in the middle is where Jillians drawing was)


Lucas wanted to hold the monkey..


We went for Pizza afterward
Our Sassy little first grader!!

2 comments:

Just the Five of Us said...

ummm...What?!?!?! A FIRST grader?!?! Holy cow! She is getting so big!! Congrats to her!

The Bryant's said...

WOW!!! Can you believe she's going to the first grade already!! It seems like just yesterday you were getting ready to take her to KG!! Time has just gone by TOO fast!! Did you cry?? I would have (most likely will) cry my eyes out. LOL Congrats to Jilly!!! :-) YEA!!!