the end is near :(

Today was Ryan's second to last day of preschool, sad!  I really cannot believe it!  This year has gone super fast.  Since Thursday is the school performance, today was party day.  The fun began with bike riding.  When we told Ryan last night that he'd be bringing his bike to school today, his whole face lit up.  Seriously.  Not sure I've ever seen him so excited!  So of course I had to stay and sneak a peek of bike day.  He did really well on his big boy bike and appeared to have a great time.  He even negotiated a trade and rode Caden's little car thingy for awhile. 

After that the class had an ice cream party, yumm!  Despite my instincts to go with vanilla, I made Ryan a dish of chocolate ice cream like he asked for.  After eating all the M&Ms and gummi bears, he decided he didn't like chocolate ice cream, so I finished it off for him :)  His teachers gave him a beach bucket full of goodies including a pinwheel, a beach towel with his name embroidered on it, and a CD of pictures from throughout the year.  Ryan enjoyed playing with his little friends, especially under the table.  Apparently that is their "house" and quite a few of them were under there! 

It was a little sad for me - Ryan really knows and likes his friends this year.  He talks about them all the time and is already asking if they'll be in his bigger kid class after the break.  I sure hope so!  I know it's cliche, but my baby really is growing up fast!

Ms. Erica, Ryan, and Ms. Shannon