Last day of school :(

Spencer is soooo sad that school is over! He was in tears the other night when I tucked him in and he said he cried today on his way out of his classroom "but nobody saw me" and tonight he got weepy. He LOVED his teacher, Shanie Williams, and so did we. He also says he will miss his friends. Carson is also pretty bummed but not as emotional as Spence.


One thing that did surprise me is that they both wanted to go back to extended day today on their last day of school. They haven't been in about a month since Joel had his route change. In the past I have always tried to take the last day of school off because I always felt bad that all the other kids would be getting off the bus at 4:00...running home...smiling & laughing...giddy at the thought of the summer ahead. I didn't want my boys to have to stay 2 more hours at the school on the very last day and miss out on all the excitement in the neighborhood!


So when they said they wanted to go and say goodbye to their extended day teachers and the friends they have there on the last day of school instead of coming home it really made me think. Maybe I shouldn't feel so guilty about the things we have to do in order to provide the life we do for them. What I think is a big deal (being able to get off the bus on the last day of school) didn't matter as much to them as it did to me. What they cared most about was being able to give their extended day teachers a last hug goodbye and to make sure they could have them sign their end of the year tee-shirts. Life lessons from kids...gotta love it !


Carson's teacher gift:


Beach bag filled with beach towel, Real Simple & Rachel Ray Mags and Bath & Body lotion & spray in Exotic Coconut (of course!)





Spencer's teacher gift:


Card with picture on the front and gift card to Sagebrush and note with the BEST handwriting ever on the inside! He also wanted to give her some lotion so we included a bottle of Exotic Coconut!


Your friend ~A