A day I will store in my memory forever!

So, Peyton's last day of preschool and graduation has come and gone....It was tough! SO TOUGH! Jasper thinks it's funny that it makes me this sad but I...well I just plain don't like the feeling of unfamiliarity. I know, I know, I better get used to it. This is the first of MANY new chapters and experiences we will go through. It's just hard watching your babies grow up in the blink of an eye....It goes WAY too fast! Dropping her off for the last time was one of the saddest feelings I have had as a mom so far. We were a few minutes early so we were sitting in the car together just me and her, watching the rain. I thought back to her very first day at Joyful Noise, September 2009, just 2 weeks after Jordyn was born. I was a mom of 3, trying to get the hang of things, and suddenly was the mom of a preschooler. It was as new to me as it was to her. Then as we walked in yesterday, there was no first name to find, or last name, phone number or address....The reality sunk in that this chapter was over. I lingered a minute or two longer than I usually do, and watched my sweet girl pick her station as she had every other day, and realized this was the last time she would be a student here. I drove home with a heavy heart as Joyful Noise has been one of the biggest stepping stones in Peyton's life thus far.
She did great at graduation and looked like a beautiful angel standing there, and I reminded myself that in the blink of an eye, she will be standing there graduating high school. Today when we finally had quiet time that her and I could sit and go through and talk about the whole box(Portfolio) she was given to give us, it was amazing. To see the projects, the pictures, everything that she has done and grown through this year. Amazing! Then towards the end....That same old sign in packet with he name, phone number and address was in the portfolio and I realized, my daughter would never point out her name or address, etc. at Joyful Noise Nursery School. She is more than ready for kindergarten, however she tells me she doesn't want to go. She wants to stay at her preschool.:( I remind her that we have many years of her wonderful teachers in our lives, as they will be teaching all 3 of our other children and she will get to visit them! That made it a little better....Well that in the fact that she got pizza and cake to celebrate!!
So, here we go.....Life with a kindergartner will start this fall!

Peyton and the amazing Mrs Davis!! The other woman that has had as much of an impact on my sweet girl as me! I'm slightly jealous of her love for Mrs. Davis to be honest!;)

Peyton and Mrs Henderson!

Mrs Graham, one of Peyton's BFF Helen, Mrs Davis and Peyton

She's gonna miss this lady:)

                    An OH SO CHAOTIC family picture before heading to graduation.

                                          Preschool grads heading to the stage...

                                                Hugs from Mrs. Davis:)

Singing the song "See Me Beautiful" I will remember her sweet little face singing it forever!

Miss Katherine, Helen and Peyton with Mrs. Davis. Enjoying some cookies and lemonade!

Out with the old and in with the new! As hard as it is to move to new chapters, I am reminding myself to embrace it! I can't dwell or miss one phase because in the time I am missing it, I am missing another phase go by! I wish I could slow time down, but the fact is, I can't...So, I am going to do my best to embrace it ALL. The good, the bad, the exhausting, ALL of it! I love my family so much it hurts and I want Peyton to know each day, that she is LOVED to the extreme! I can't wait to watch her further spread her wings and grow! I believe, she is destined for greatnesss! Or, to be a Donkey! (That was what she told her teachers she wished she could be!;))