Kindergarten Graduation

O.k...so I'm just now posting this, but I'm still trying to catch up, so give me a break!

Jake's school had a darling little kindergarten graduation ceremony on the last day of school. They sang a few songs, and here he is walking across the stage.

Here are his proud supporters (Mom is here, I'm just behind the camera documenting the important moments in my children's lives!)

Best buddies! These are Jake's best friends, Jayden and Evan! Handsome little devils, all three of them!

Jake absolutely loved his teacher this year. Great teachers are such a blessing, and make the school experience so wonderful! We just found out she is moving to 2nd grade next year, so we might get to have her again. Thanks for everything, Mrs. Megee!

So, this is actually the first of two kindergarten graduation certificates that Jake will earn. Yes, he will be going to kindergarten again next year! After much deliberation with his school administrators, we decided to hold him back so he can be the oldest in his grade. Because he was on target academically and emotionally, the school was totally against it, so Ben and I decided to let Jake be the final say. We explained how some of his friends would be going on to 1st grade, but that if he stayed in kindergarten, that he would be the oldest, and he could show all of his new friends the ropes. He was surprisingly a big fan of that idea. He was really excited to ride the bus home and be able to have lunch with Mom again. I wasn't ready for him to be gone all day anyway! His biggest concern was actually whether or not his new teacher would have legos in her room. And the school was worried that he was going to get bored...Hah!