Av graduated from preschool recently, on May 27th. Her uncle M., aunt J., and cousin L. were visiting from Seattle, so we all turned out for the big day. There was a concert, in which the children sang the old girl scouts song "Make new friends, but keep the old....." I tried not to cry. Avery bowed during the applause after each song, which has become her signature move at school and she's influenced a couple of her little girlfriends to do the same. The kids went up one by one to receive their "diploma" from their teachers. I can't believe it. Kindergarten in a few months. Big, big, big.
So graduation ends and summer begins with our visit from my brother and family. Their toddler is growing by leaps and bounds, talking up a blue storm, and they are expecting their second baby close to L.'s second birthday. I'd put up pics, because L. is one of the cutest babies ever to walk to planet, but she's not mine to publish. So the millions of people who read my blog will have to eat their hearts out. Sorry.
The main point is that Av and El are freaking awesome, and I'm super-proud of my beautiful 5-year-old girl who is moving swiftly into a new phase of life, ready to take on the world. I am absolutely the luckiest mom in the world. I'd qualify that statement by saying that everybody says that, but the truth is that everybody doesn't.
