The day that we had been looking forward to AND dreading finally came and went and let's just say that it was truly memorable. We appreciate so very much all of the people who took time out of their busy schedules to be a part of Seth's 1st major milestone. He can tell he is loved by the cheering section that attended. Thank you all!
As always we took our traditional pictures on the front steps before the graduation.
My how he has grown in only ten months of school.
He said to me, "Mommy, I am very excited for the end of the year celebration, but I am also very sad." I told Miss Mary to whip that new teacher into shape because Miss Leah will be there in only one year.
It was surreal to watch Seth up on that stage. The very same stage that I performed on for 9 years at Holy Family growing up.
Backstage
The kids performed wonderfully and I will upload videos later, but they were not the one one's who were celebrated. Three different people gave little speeches about my mom regarding her retirement. Miss Mary spoke, Kristen spoke and Mrs. Graham the principal spoke. It was emotional, but such a testament to a wonderful teacher.
Proud parents of a Pre-K graduate
Here comes the cheering section...
Nana & Grandpa
Ooops Buddy pic must have snuck in there.
Uncle Justin & Poppy
Great Grandpa & Great Grandma
Grandma Charlton came also, but snuck out before we could snap a picture.
It's official kindergarten here we come...sniff sniff
We are so very proud of you Seth and we love you to pieces.
It is officially official, my mom is retired and we went to the luncheon to prove it.
My mom and her assistant have worked together for 15 years and have known each other for 20 years. My mom taught Miss Mary's daughter her first year teaching kindergarten at St. Anthony's and they have been friends ever since.
It was a wonderful lunch and many people had great memories to share, so needless to say there were yet more tears shed. My mom was also given a pig charm for her Pandora. Pigs are my mom's favorite animal and for anyone not from the area, she would also greet her students on the first day of school wearing her pig slippers. You knew she was your teacher and she was easy to spot wearing those bright pink slippers. I am very grateful that I was able to attend this special lunch.
Above the stove used to be wide open so we had them build doors for more storage. 
What a huge difference.
So long old kitchen...
Hello, new and improved kitchen.
We told our waiter that he was in for a fun night after Kristen and I drank a bottle of wine on the way to dinner and then ordered another bottle during dinner. Did I mention that I am not 21 any more and that I definitely was a bit out of sorts on Saturday?
I highly recommend Joey's. The food is out of this world. We all got appetizers, salad, two baskets of bread and our meals. Needless to say we did not have room for dessert even though it looked very tempting.
Roland ordered the seafood platter and I am not exaggerating when I say that the platter was larger than his head. This picture does it no justice.
So long ugly painted cupboards. I hope to have more pictures for you by the end of tomorrow.
As you can see, Leah's hair seems to grow on a daily basis now and it's almost necessary to keep some sort of hair tie or clip in it now. It is so very exciting since we waited so long for it to grow.
Leah continues her speech sessions and she also continues to be the MOST stubborn little person we have ever met. We try and work with her daily and most often if she is not bribed her response to every word I try and get her to say is...NO. Let's hope that when she is 16 and asked all of the questions that teenagers deal with that she also sticks with that word NO.
