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A few of my favorite pictures from last year



1. This picture is great because he was miserable a majority of the time. He cried and yelled basically every day and didn't really play with the other kids. But you wouldn't know it looking at this.















2. They are precious. Especially when they weren't giving me major attitude.










3. Happy memory: when they finally earned their pajama reading party (the second to last week of school). It was so much fun and gratifying to see how much they really loved books.











4. They day we got our beanbag chairs, graciously donated from Fellowship Church. Maybe they were a little disappointed when they realized they weren't giant red sacks full of candy, but the beanbags really spiced up my otherwise lame reading area, and I loved this impromptu moment of sharing and reading one day after rest time during free play. That was a big deal for this group!






5. This child is so, so, so dear to me. His behavior and academic challenges took a lot of my energy last year, and we had our hard times. But he has the sweetest spirit. I pray that he will have a bright future!

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