Preschool Graduation

On Thursday night, Grant's school had a preschool graduation for the kiddos moving onto Kinder in the fall. I have to admit, I was very skeptical. I am happy to report that it was really nice. The school clearly cares about these kiddos. A lot of work, from both teachers and students, went into the night and it really came through. The music teacher at the school is a hoot. Very energetic - not afraid to be goofy and pump the kids up. I told my mom she reminded me of what she was probably like as a counselor. :-)

It had been a long day for Grant and Beckett. They had both been at school all day and had been up since 5:00am. 6:30pm is about the time we are really winding down the day and getting them ready for bed. That being said, we brought the iPad for Beckett. He sat next to me with the headphones on. Fortunately once Grant was up on stage, he watched the performance and cheered for Grant.

Grant did a great job. We were a little worried because the other kids had been working on the songs since March. However, Grant did better than some. He has such an attention to detail and a desire to do things correctly.

Funny story - When asked what he wants to be when he grows up, Grant said baseball player. So I asked him about it later and he said "Not really, that's just the first thing that came into my head." So i asked what he really wants to be - "Basketball player." Oh, of course. :-)

A funny side note - as each of the kids was introduced, the school director would say what they wanted to be when they grew up. There were lots of football players, doctors and police officers. One kiddo said he wanted to be Batman. Upon hearing this, Beckett says, "Nice, I love Batman!" Ha Ha - Beckett cracks me up.

Here is the full video - songs and everything from the night.