a pint sized grad.

gosh, i can't believe kindergarten is over.  how i loved watching my littlest girl skip home and run into my arms every afternoon after the last bell rang.  

ava carmel's favorite kindergarten memories:

listening to mr. h. read stories

playing ice cream shop at recess

doing the puzzles center

every.single.art class with mrs. d. 

her blue flowered backpack

when mr. h winked back at her*

*during the last year, ava carmel learned how to wink.  she started doing it all the time, like at the end of every single sentence she said.  "mommy, i'm going to go brush my teeth. (huge wink.)"  "mommy, what are we eating for lunch? (huge wink.)" one day during kindergarten class, she was just winking to herself and mr. h surprised her by winking back.  she liked that a lot--even though she was just a little embarrassed! 

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