{Okay, so every boy in this picture cannot keep a straight face, but the girls just stand there and smile}
Mateo has only one day left until preschool graduation, and I've got to say it's a rather bittersweet time for me. We've known these kids and their families for three years now, and in some ways spent more time with them than our own families and friends. The photos above are of the last field trip the "campers" who are off to kindergarten, took to the El Dorado Nature Center in Long Beach. The tarantula, who partially hid himself from prying eyes, and the skunk skin were the big hits of the day.
I will miss this little school community. There have been glitches along the way certainly, and I have to remind myself that I felt this same trepidation when we walked into this preschool for the first time, and that we will soon forge a new community with Mateo's (and eventually Nico's) new school. All these things I know are true. But tomorrow I'm sure we will say to everyone, "See you soon" when indeed we may not cross paths again. While there is every intention for my son to maintain the deep friendships he has with the boys in the picture above, there's no guarantee in this busy, transient world of ours that they won't soon be filled with new ones, the old ones lost in the shallow crevices of a young memory.
But in the meantime, here is to another transition of life and all the excitement, anxiety, discomfort and joy it can bring.
