Balloon Launch

Brinley's teacher told us about something that they were planning to do on one of their last days of school. They were going to write messages on balloons meant for God and release them so that they could fly up to Heaven. I thought this was a neat idea for the kids and decided that I would try to make it in order to witness this myself.

The Green room came out and circled up and waited for Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Black to hand out their balloons.

I asked Mrs. Carpenter to let me see what Brinley wrote on her balloon. It said love you. Donkey was calm because Jesus made him. I have no idea what this meant, but it apparently meant something to Brinley.

Everyone holding on tight to their balloons.

The whole class gathered in close to say a prayer before releasing their balloons to God.

Letting them go!

Away they go!

All those precious notes to God from his little children.

My pretty girl. She forgot to wipe her snack off her face, but she didn't care at all!

Soaring ever higher and higher.

Some of the boys trying hard to see the balloons high in the sky.

Almost out of eyesight. I was cheating and using the zoom on my camera.

Nothing like breaking out the personal hand binoculars so that you can still see the balloons.

Now they are just little dots almost all the way to Heaven.

These guys all are pretty good friends. I always wee them playing superheros out on the playground after school

Heading back to class.

Brinley's classmates.

My big girl has grown up so much over the past year. She loved preschool and playing with all of her friends everyday.

Some of the boys.

The last of the class and their teacher Mrs. Black.

I showed you what Brinley's balloon said, but here is what the rest of the class wrote on their balloons.

To think that just a year ago we hadn't even considered putting Brinley in preschool. It wasn't until the summer when she went to Bible School that we started looking for a school for her to attend. Crossroads was so close to our house and proved to be one of the best decisions that we ever made. Brinley loved going everyday to learn and play with her friends. It just makes me so sad that after this week we won't get to continue seeing these kids on a regular basis. This is because most of them will be attending different elementary schools next fall. I am just so thankful for the love and care that Brinley and all of her classmates received from their teachers Mrs. Black and Mrs. Carpenter. They helped her grow so much as a young lady and taught her so much over the past year. I know that she is thoroughly prepared for Kindergarten next year because of these wonderful women. I would highly recommend Crossroads Preschool to anyone who wants a great learning environment for their children which is centered around God's love and teachings. Thanks for reading and God bless!