Today was Madeleine's kindergarten girls ornament exchange. Each of the girls brought one wrapped ornament to be exchanged for another ornament brought by another girl. Each package was randomly assigned a number and the girls drew a number out of a hat to see which package they would receive. The event was hosted by several kindergarten moms and held at the home of one of the hosts. Both kindergarten teachers were in attendance as well (much to the girls' delight!). There was food and drink (mimosas for the moms!), cookie decorating and letters to Santa. As soon as we walked in the door, the shoes came off, there was a group hug and lots of shrieking, followed by much hand holding and running about. And this was all before the sugar from the donuts and cookies set in.
After all of the ornaments had been exchanged, one of the hosts explained that a tradition of giving out charms to the girls had been started several years ago with their older daughters and they wanted to continue this tradition with our class. Each of the girls received an identical Santa Claus charm to be put on a necklace or bracelet to keep. Every year they will receive another charm to add to their collection so that when the class graduates in 8th grade, all of the girls will have a matching set. What a wonderful keepsake of their time at Christ the King! I feel so blessed that Madeleine is going to a school that has such a strong sense of community. And even better, so absolutely loves it too!
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