Last day of school

Today was Elijah's last day of school. Wow! I can't believe that he's done with a whole year already! He loved both of his schools this year, and made the transition from one to the other pretty easily. He has grown up so much and learned a lot. He's made a lot of progress in his scissor skills, figured out the calendar, learned about patterns, memorized rhymes and songs, and learned a ton about animals. He also enjoyed taking soccer and gymnastics at school. Elijah was very blessed to have a great teacher who really knew him as an individual and cared about his development. He is both sad that school is ending, and excited for summer! On Tuesday, we all got to go to Elijah's end of the year party (with his whole school) at the park. It was so fun!

One of the big things that I was hoping for him to get out of his preschool experience was a good friendship. Elijah is not at all shy - but he's usually happy doing things on his own, totally absorbed in WHAT he's doing, and not too concerned about WHO is there (or not) to do things with him. He has a great time playing one-on-one with friends and cousins when we see them, but he doesn't need a friend to play with to be content. I love his self-sufficiency and his focus, but I also wanted him to experience the joy of a great friendship! And, just in the last month of school, Elijah suddenly had a best friend! Just like Elijah, she is the oldest kid in her family and very curious about the world. (And, strangely, almost as tall as he is - the only one in his class at his eye level.) They get along so well and love to do the same kinds of things. We are so thankful for her, and hope we can get them together often during the summer.

Best friends.