Yesterday Zoe and I went to her final preschool class. They had a luau for the kids. Zoe wore a floral skort, orange shirt and purple flower in her hair. The teachers wore grass skirts! It was such a fun time.
As I watched Zoe go from hitting the pinata, to finding treasure in the rice table and then listening to a story, my heart filled with pride. I think as a parent you tend to forget how far they've come. There are times when I'm doing something for Zoe that I forget how old she really is and how far she has come.
I can guarantee 4 years ago if you would've told me she'd be having her last day of preschool I wouldn't have believed you. We were still measuring her actual age vs her corrected age, her height and weight were so little they didn't fit on the chart and she was still struggling to thrive.
Now she's very verbal, one of the taller kids in her class, incredibly social and witty. As I watched her interact with her friends, I saw her as the little girl she is. The girl who is learning her independence and is slowly getting smarter than her mamma. If I'm being honest, she's already smarter with electronics then I am.
We've closed the chapter on her first year of school. We've dealt with mean girls and leaving mom. We have come through with flying colors. I'm so proud of the girl she's growing up to be. I can't wait to see what God has in store for her. I know she will exceed any dreams I had for her because, at age 4, she's already exceeded anything I could've imagined.
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