Preschool Graduation

Today was graduation at Matthew's preschool. The graduation was really cute. When they called a kid's name, the kid went up, received a crown, stood up alone on a platform while everyone cheered, and then received a diploma. It was nice that each child had a special moment.

Matthew had been very excited for his graduation over the last few days, and he had told us many times that he was so excited. Then, when it finally came, he wouldn't smile at all (not during the ceremony and not afterward). The place was so packed with family and friends that I couldn't get a good picture during the ceremony, but we took some afterward.

After his graduation, we celebrated by letting Matthew choose a place to pick up some lunch. He chose his favorite place--"The Star Place" (Carl's Jr.). He has also been eying a toy bucket truck at a local toy store for a few months, so we're going tomorrow to pick that up for his graduation present. We figured that if we went out to eat for Jon's graduation and he got presents, it was only fair to do the same for Matthew.