Taylor graduated from her 4 year old class today. They had a beautiful ceremony where the children sang songs and received diplomas.

They had a slide show for the families to see the kids throughout the year, and it was so cute. It was fun to see how much she and her friends have grown. I am honestly in awe of how she is changing every day and maturing into such a fun loving little girl. She is kind, respectful, sweet, and hilarious. She is truly a beautiful person inside and out. I received so many compliments, from both educators and fellow parents, on her disposition, intelligence, constant smilie and her laugh. She is pulling at heart strings everywhere she goes and Todd and I could not be more proud that she is our perfect, tiny human.

At the beginning of the year, I made a sign for her to hold to commemorate the start of the school year. I thought it would be fun to look back and see how things compared, and how much she’s psychically grown. Sure enough, the only thing that changed was the date. She’s still aspiring to be a doctor, and red is still her favorite color!

When the ceremony was over, we went back to Taylor’s classroom to pick her up, take some pictures, and say goodbye to her friends and teacher. We had all bought her flowers and a special graduation balloon, but her brothers each bought (with some help from Daddy) their own single rose to give her. They marched into the room so quickly and presented her with the roses, and hugs and kisses. It happened so quickly that I didn’t even have time to push record on my phone. They were so proud of their sister and couldn’t wait to see her. Taylor’s little face lit up and the classroom was filled with “awwwws.” It was one of my favorite Mom moments of all time. Later on, when I asked her what her favorite part of the day was she said “I loved when my boys gave me special flowers. That was the best.”

Although a family picture wasn’t easy to obtain since we had some unwilling participants, we have some beautiful memories. Every day before school, the kids, the dog and I drive down to the beach to see the birds and look at the water. Today, T wanted to take a quick picture by the water. I happily obliged. I cherish this time with her so much.

After the boys were in bed, she and I took Ranger for a walk. As we walked around the block, she asked me to sing Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World” with her. It was one of the songs the kids sang at their performance today, and it was the most perfect ending to such a special day.