The End of an Era

In the fall of 2003, Josh and Diana started at the local high school lab preschool, Bear Hugs. They were three years old. Teacher Annette, has loved, encouraged, taught, read to, wiped tears, given band aids, and laughed with at least one Eitzenney (sometimes two and sometimes three!) child each year since then. Today marked the last day for me to pick up a kid from Bear Hugs EVER! There was a huge group hug, individual hugs for everyone, and lots of tears from our beloved Teacher Annette. Then all the kids went into the classroom for a last look around. Has the furniture all shrunk? Surely the chairs, tables, and reading loft were much bigger eight years ago. There were lots of, "Remember when...?" and a final stop to gaze at the class photos from every year back to 2003. My how they've grown!

Thanks, Teacher Annette for giving them all such a great start! We will miss you!