Goodbye Sweet Sea Dragons.

This time of year is enough to make a girl want to have (another) beer. 

The whole series of endings and beginnings is fabulous to watch.  And can also just about break your heart in two.

Stella has been with the same group of wild and amazing kids since she was two and a half. 

The Sea Dragons. 

And last night we said goodbye at their graduation ceremony.  In the old gym in the ancient Seattle school building she's called home three days a week for these last years.

Now we have a week to hang out together as a family, and then they're both off to school on September 9th. 

Big kid school. 

I'm not quite sure how that happened so quickly.  But my hope is that her next years are as good and full of love as these last few. 

Her favorite, favorite teacher.  Mary.

They are both lovers of Dr. Who.  And what says "Thank you, Mary" better than Dr. Who salt and pepper shakers?

Her best girlfriends.  Olivia and Kate.

Aforementioned old gym.  Site of the ceremony.

Sweet Olivia.

Fabulous Kate.

And our girl. Coming in from screen left.

And Stella's very best friend ever.  Davis.

Goodbye sweet Sea Dragons.  We will miss you.  Like crazy.