4th Celebration of Life

After each time Madelyn walked around the "sun", Ms. Mary would stop and talk about her milestone accomplishments for that year...It was so precious!!

Madelyn waiting patiently, but I wanted to include this picture because of the photo Madelyn chose to bring to school. Behind her on the top self to the left is her special picture of Cooper and Madelyn dressed up in their Aggie attire. Everyone in the class brought in their special picture of their family and friends, and Madelyn really wanted to bring in this picture of her best friend.

She was so excited to have us there for Celebration of Life.

"The earth goes 'round the sun"

Madelyn's classmates sang happy birthday to her in sign language.

Enjoying her birthday snack with her friends.

One of the unique aspects of the Montessori experience is the Celebration of Life that remembers and celebrates a child's milestones from each year of their life (and it introduces an early astronomy concept of planet rotation). In Madelyn's classroom its a big deal to have mom and dad come in with yummy healthy snacks and and watch the celebration. We filled out an information sheet ahead of time that listed achievements of Madelyn's from birth until now. Michael and I had fun remembering when certain events occurred, and started to dwell on the fact the fact that our "baby girl" has grown so much right before our eyes. We love her so much and are very proud of everything she has accomplished and can not wait to see how and where the Lord will take her this year.