Today was Annabelle's preschool graduation! For many kids it's a transition to kindergarten but for us it's also a time of reflection and realizing how far she has come in these past three years at CP Rochester.
When she started she was only 2 1/2, turning 3 in December. She couldn't walk at all and her only form of communication was a few signs and pointing / gesturing. She had trouble holding items and transferring them from hand to hand was a challenge. Fast forward 3 years and she's running around crazy, communicating with sentences and has much more upper body strength.
This was her first / last day pictures from 2013-2014:
Now for her pictures from 2015-2016:
She has grown so much and is doing great. People keep asking if I'm ready for kindergarten and I tell them yes, with out a doubt. Annabelle has come so very far I can't wait to see what our future holds!
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Walking into the gym, surprised with all the people |
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Her smile after she saw Brian and I |
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Mr Ben reads her name, it took her a second to realize |
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Getting her certificate |
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Our friend Jason who "wasn't graduation today" ;-) |
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Singing "if your happy and you know it" |
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Miss Laurie and Annabelle |
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Mary, Annabelle, Laurie, Julie, and Gabby the most wonderful group of caring women! |
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Annabelle and Miss Laura (OT) |
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Annabelle and Miss Kim (Speech) |
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Miss Linda stole a kiss <3 |
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Annabelle and Miss Linda (PT) |
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Drawing at Red Robin after graduation |
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Grandma Linda, Annabelle, and Papa |
After graduation we had lunch with Grandma Linda and Papa then they went back home to Erie. We spent the afternoon working on Annabelle's play area - moving a ton of rubber mulch!
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All raked, weeded, landscape fabric put down and mulch ready to be spread |
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First bag out of 50 |
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Just finishing up, looks beautiful |
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New sandbox |
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Finished! |