Isaiah Graduates From Kindergarten

Isaiah graduated from Kindergarten last week. Since he is attending a Catholic school, all the graduating students (from kinder, primary, and secondary) and their families attended mass in the morning and the graduation ceremony in the afternoon. Isaiah’s class performed a dance. He received a certificate and a backpack from the school. Afterwards we showered him with confetti, a custom we love! The people standing behind him are his “padrinos”, our neighbors Guillermina, Silvino and their daughter Adriana. It is customary to ask a couple to be “padrinos” for important events, often to help out with the cost of the event, but also as a way to be community to each other. (Remember the saying “it takes a village to raise a child.”)
Picture 1: Isaiah sitting with his class, waiting for the graduation ceremony to begin.
Picture 2: Isaiah and classmates.
Picture 3: Isaiah dancing with Ashley.
Picture 4: After graduation with Padrinos.
Picture 5: Walking home from graduation.