We finished up the school year last week. Harrison finished kindergarten on Wednesday and the babies finished their school on Thursday. I finished school on Friday ๐
First day of Kindergarten!!!
Last day of kindergarten! (And he’s wearing the same shorts so you can see how much he’s grown in a school year!)
Harrison had the absolute best year in kindergarten this year. I’ll be honest–I was nervous about how he’d do in school. He had never done 5 days of school before; he had always gone only 2-3 days becuase of Dustin’s previous job and the fact that he was off some during the week. So this would not only be his first time in school without a nap (and this boy can still nap great!), but it would also be his first time doing school 5 days in a row. He also is your typical boy–lots of energy and I didn’t want that changed about him.
Well, he’s loved every single day! He would ride the bus from his elementary school to mine each afternoon, and I’d always ask him the best part of his day and his least favorite part. He always had lots of best parts and could never think of a least favorite part (I think one time he said having to do indoor recess after the weather was really bad a few days in a row and he was ready to be outside). He thrived this year and learned so much, and we are so thankful the Lord blessed Harrison with the best teacher (who happens to go to our church so that helped a ton ha!)!
First day of school for the babies
Last day of school for the babies!
What a year it’s been! This year Banks was in the older ones class and like Harrison, he also had the best year! He never cried at drop off and loved his two teachers (who also loved him so much). He made friends, and it was evident when we saw them at the ballfield this spring and they ran to each other, hugged, and played in the dirt together.
Merritt started out in the nursery this year and then after Christmas, moved up to the crawler class. Both classes were ones Banks had just been in the year previous, so we were very familiar with the teachers and class procedures :). She also seemed to really love being dropped off and I loved seeing her play when I picked her up each afternoon. She also was in the same class as her cousin twice a week, so they got plenty of cousin play time, too!
I was nervous about sending Banks and Merritt 5 days a week this year, too, since Harrison had only gone 2-3 days a week since he started the same school at 6 months old. Dustin moved into a new (and better!!) job position back in June and instead of having random off days during the week, he was now M-F. This forced Banks and Merritt to also go M-F now and I was really sad about that! Despite this, both babies seemed to really thrive in their classes as well, and that was all an answered prayer!
Now we’re off for the summer and spending every day together! I love being home with my kids so I thrive in the summer! (Now if it’d only stop raining in north Alabama….)
