The Last Day of School!

Tyler had a great last day of 6th grade & Brady had a great last day of 1st grade!  Poor Brady had to miss school on Monday & Tuesday (and he had to go to the doctor both of those days!) but thankfully he was able to go on Wednesday & Thursday, which were both half days.  I got to pick him up early on Wednesday because the first graders had a picnic, & then on Thursday he was done at 12:30.  Tyler got out early on both Monday & Tuesday & he didn't have to go to school on Wednesday.  (In middle school, if you passed the SOL in a particular subject or you had already completed your final project, you could be absent for the final class block.)  On Thursday I was able to pick Tyler up early after his first block & we had lunch together at Subway.  Then I dropped him off at home with Dan & I picked up Brady from school.  We went straight to Target and he was able to get one of the lego fire stations he's been wanting.  We are so proud of both of our boys for having such a successful school year!  We can't believe Tyler is going to be a 7th grader in August & Brady is going to be a 2nd grader!

We are so proud of Tyler for earning a special award for ending the school year with all As and Bs...

I love Brady's beautiful artwork from school and having the boys' work & awards on display...

Brady had two amazing teachers this year (his special education teacher & his first grade teacher!) and we found cute gifts & cards for them, along with gift cards.  Brady had so many people helping to make his first grade year so wonderful, so he ended up bringing ten thank you cards and gift cards to school to pass out!

I love these selfies with my boys once they were officially done with the school year!

I'm so glad I got a picture of Brady with his first grade teacher!  (I already had a great photo of him with his special education teacher from earlier in the year!)  Of course he wasn't really in the mood for photos at the end of the year picnic...but he really enjoyed his popsicle!  All of the first grade teachers had a box of popsicles to pass out to their students.  Once Brady finished the popsicle from his teacher, he walked over to another first grade teacher & said, "popsicle!"  She sweetly patted his head & sent him on his way, so he found another first grade teacher who gave him a popsicle.  I think he was the only first grader who got to have two!

I was so excited to see the boys' yearbooks & Brady brought home the most adorable keepsake!  When he was the star student weeks ago, he and his classmates filled out a worksheet about why he is special.  Their words & photos are SO cute & true!  We will definitely be keeping this book forever!  Brady had the most wonderful year in 1st grade & the most kind & welcoming students & teachers.  We are so grateful!