Kindergarten Graduation...

On Thursday, June 9th Joshua officially graduated from Kindergarten...I had heard from some mom's that had traveled this path before that it was a very special day but I had no idea the depth that his teacher's would go in order to make this day extra special.

Dress was "occupation costume"...a little look into the future. Joshua chose a fireman which surprised me given that he has always been our little zoo keeper but saving people is pretty important business! Here is a sweet moment between he and his teacher prior to walking into the ceremony...

his teacher called each student up individually and affirmed them with a characteristic that they felt the child exemplified...Joshua's was congeniality..."a person of a pleasant disposition; friendly and sociable"...yeah, I think she knows Joshua well!

She proceeded to recall different stories from the classroom that were examples of this characteristic...the picture below is a story that Joshua remembered all too well as you can see by the expression on his face...

Then the teacher's assistant spoke a verse that she had personally chosen for each child...Joshua's was...

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
"Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all things. For this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."

And this is a picture of Joshua and his buddy Leo...