Last night was the BBC Homeschool presentation night. It was our first year to participate in this event, but the third year since its inception. Meredith Slonecker does an amazing job running this group, and deserves huge kudos for doing it with four kids!


When we first arrived, there were tables set up for all the families to display their year's work. Some had one table per child, but we were doing pretty good to have one table. I don't keep all that much stuff, I'm sorry to say. But we ended up having a pretty good little display. Bailey had written a story about a dog and made a diorama to go along with it. Bradley had written a report on Marie Curie and done a diorama for that. Other than that we just had some artwork and pictures of them doing different things this year.


The first thing on the formal agenda was kindergarten graduation. There were five girls and one boy. Since they got to pick the color of their cap and gown, you can imagine that pink was a popular choice.


I thought it was really neat that they had each family come up and present the diplomas. Bailey was last, and it was a really special moment for us to be able to tell her how proud we are of her and especially her accomplishment of learning to read this year. She was so sweet.



We managed to keep Bryant quiet for a few minutes at least with the much-loved blue Dum Dum. They're messy, but it's worth it.


After the graduation was a great slide show that Meredith MaGuirk put together from everyone's pictures. The kids loved seeing themselves pop up on the big screen. Every time they saw themselves they would say, "me!" or "you!" or "us!" It was cute for a little while...


After the slide show came the individual presentations. Each child has the opportunity to recite something, sing, share a report or basically do anything they want to. It lasts a while, but I think it was great for the kids to have that opportunity.


This is Bailey singing, "John 3:16." It's such a sweet song, and she sounded like an angel. Yes, her hair is straight. She BEGGED! I figure that most little girls curl their hair when they want to be fancy, so I guess she has the right to straighten hers. She loves it so much, but gets really frustrated when no one else seems to like it!


Bradley recited Psalm 1, and didn't miss a beat. Unfortunately, I did, though. I had the wrong memory card in, so after I video-taped Bailey doing her song, the thing was full. I'm so bummed that I missed capturing his big moment. But trust me - he was fantastic.


Of course Bryant spent much of the night keeping Daddy occupied in the back. Next year we might need to invest in a babysitter.


It really was a great night. It's hard to graduate on Thursday night and have to go right back to doing school on Friday morning, but that's the way it has to be. Only three weeks left, though!

Since I did get Bailey on video, I have to share. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. :)