last day of first grade!

today was noah's last day of first grade.  can you believe it?  i remember dropping him off at the bus stop for the first time last fall, and totally tearing up as i watched my little boy climb aboard with those other kids we barely knew.

now my "little" boy is probably literally half a foot taller, and knows every kid in his school by name, and is completely comfortable in that community.  this morning, on his last ride of the year, the bus driver told him he could sit wherever he wanted.  (usually first graders have to stay in the first few rows.)  he immediately headed to the very last row, smiling from ear to ear.

the back of the bus is so exciting! 

last-day-of-school-cupcake

a goodbye hug from the world's greatest teacher!

we are so very glad we chose evergreen for our kids.  it is a really uniquely small, creative and caring environment where the love that the teachers and staff have for the children is totally obvious.  and mostly, we have been so blessed to experience the world's best first grade teacher ever!  miss wentzel, we'll all miss you!  luckily, we will have another first grader in a few years...

now, what to do with our summer?