Ryan's Preschool Graduation

On May 22, 2015 Ryan graduated from junior kindergarten (JK).   First, the day started by listening to a CD his teachers gave him with music from his school year.  He was singing along to songs I'd never heard.  I started crying.  Irrational, I know.  But I realized how much school was a part of him.

His confidence has doubled during this year.  At the beginning of the year Ryan played with a couple friends.  Now he plays with everyone in class.  I hear such positive stories from the teachers about how sweet he is and how caring he is towards his classmates. 

One of the teachers at school recently told me she was walking Ryan and a 2 year old student from the playground to the bathroom.  Ryan noticed the 2 year old was nervous because he didn't know the teacher.  So, he said to the child "You know me.  And you're in my brothers class, right?  You know Ethan and Owen?  Hold my hand and we will go inside together."  He then told the child which button to push in the elevator.  Do you know how important that button is to a kid? 

 

 

 

Audra decided to join the fun.

 

 

 

After the ceremony we headed outside for some fun on the playground. 

Of course, most of his time was spent with his brothers and his best friend Harrison. 

 

 

Ryan was so lucky to have Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Lucas this year.  I can't say enough about them.  They taught him so much in such a short time.  They are both amazing teachers.  We will certainly miss them and all of the JK Pups.