last day of school!

it occurred to me last night that i didn't have anything planned for breakfast today. this was particularly odd because i make breakfast at least 3 days a week. while researching ideas for mason's birthday party, i had seen some pictures of pancakes with strawberries and sprinkles. let's give it a try. i picked a base recipe (which i will change up a little next time) and whipped them up. the kids loved them! (well, maddux said that they should be made with bananas instead of strawberries next time.)

we were actually off to a good start. everyone was dressed and ready super early and in a pretty good mood. and then things started falling apart. mainly it was maddux put the others started having problems too. maddux was upset because he only had "church socks" clean. and this isn't what you think. he refers to white and grey athletic socks as his "church socks," not his argyle dress socks.

and then he decided that he wasn't done with the 'craft' he made for his teacher. well, tough, guy, because it is time to leave for your last day of school! he had been cutting and gluing pieces of red paper together all week. seriously, he spent hours on this thing - i can't believe that i didn't take a picture!

but i did get some pictures to sort of compare with their first days of school (first day on the left, last day on the right).

i wanted to get a picture of her with the bus at the bus stop. she is squinting, not crying.

none of the boys cooperated on the first day of school, but here are some 'ready to go' pictures from today (maddux is crying behind me about his socks).

ready to go in with their teacher gifts and cards (note the "red paper" in maddux' hand).

 i think maddux' biggest change is his hair! for some reason, he let me comb it today.

in mason's notebook from the year, it said that he grew two inches this school year.

maddux and ms. p. he LOVES her!

maddux' teacher is the same one mason had and she truly loves each and every one of those kids. she loves jesus too and it shows everyday. she is such a special lady. maddux is going to miss her.

mason and his main teacher.  she is a wonderful teacher and really cares about seeing the kids progress over the year. she is also awesome at handling ready-for-kindergarten questions.

in a few hours we are going to be ready for summer!! love.