Annabel's last day of preschool was last Thursday. It looks to have been a festive occasion as you can see from the picture above. She was happy to be able to bring home her cupcake, which she ran to show me when got back from work on Thursday. It's a laminated paper cupcake with "Annabel - July 25th" written on it in black sharpie. I gather each of the kids had one.
Although there were no commencement speakers or caps and gowns, I must say that the milestone was not lost on me. Annabel is growing up quickly. She understands the rules, and she knows how to handle herself in most situations, sometimes in surprising ways.
This last weekend, for example. Kristin was out of town and I had the girls on my own. On Friday night I was surprised to be awakened by the sound of the sink running in the girls bathroom. I got up to investigate and found Annabel there filling her sippy cup up with water from the tap. She had unscrewed the top and set it beside the sink on a small glass shelf.
She looked up as I arrived and saw me standing in the doorway with a surprised look on my face. She explained the situation to me with a shrug.
"I ran out of water." She said.
