My Not-Quite-Graduation photo from JCYS.

So technically speaking, I have one more year of pre-school to go before kindergarten, 

which is to say that I didn't actually graduate.

In fact, I was out of town when the pictures were taken. 

And when I got to school and saw the photos on the wall of all of my friends who are graduating, I got -- shall we say -- a little choked up.

One of the teachers - Sharon - saw me crying.  She gave me a hug and said, "Sadie, would you like to put on the graduation gown?"  

I said I did, and she helped me put it on.  She combed my hair into pigtails and handed me the rolled up piece of paper you see here. 

And then she took this picture.  

So maybe it wasn't graduation day for me.  But it was a great day.