So.... Zander is officially done with first grade as we concluded our e-learning for the year today. Mommy will continue to work at school and at home until the end of June but we are celebrating this milestone nonetheless! The boys will continue to have some sort of a routine during the week for all of our sanity but it feels a little liberating to know that we won't be submitting assignments daily (selfishly this is one less thing on mommy's daily to do list as well). Here is how we celebrated the last week of "school".......
We decorated our car and participated in a parade at Great Grandma's retirement community. It was great seeing her and all of her friends outside while we drove through the parking lot. The boys enjoyed being involved in the parade!
On Saturday, we went for a sweet treat (that doubled as lunch) and a nature walk at a local green-way. We ate dinner at the Whites later that evening which the adults and children equally enjoyed seeing others not in their immediate family!
On Sunday, we went to our local Field of Honor where daddy discussed the five branches of the military and discussed how the boys' great grandpas had been in the Air Force and Army. It was a great way to honor and remember our veterans since it was Memorial Day weekend. Maddox also enjoyed rolling down the hill at the amphitheater nearby!
We also got out the splash pad again on Sunday to cool down on a warm afternoon!
Zander finished 1st grade officially today!!! I'm still in shock that I will now have a second grader.... how is that even possible?! You can tell that his height (grew some inches) and his smile have changed (lost five teeth this year!) as he has also matured academically and socially this year! He is doing a great job in school and has been taking on some extra chores around the house (such as cleaning toilets and vacuuming). I know he is looking forward to summer break and hopeful that he can spend some time in our neighbor's pool and at the beach as the weather continues to get warmer!
We took the boys to play tennis on Monday (since it was a holiday). Afterward, Zack felt the boys needed their own rackets rather than hand-me-downs so the boys were pretty excited to receive some mail this week (as seen in their reactions below)! I think Zack and I will retire our rackets from when we were their age!
They even found wrist bands and sweatbands to look the part while playing tennis in the driveway! ;)
Tonight I was able to celebrate with my office staff that our previous principal and AP (now current principal) were named as finalists for Principal and AP of the Year for our district... neither took home the title but they were the only two nominated as finalists from the same school!! We have something truly special at our school and I feel so blessed to work with the people I do every day!
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