It's official! Payton is now a graduate of the 1st grade! The year flew by, and I can hardly believe that I am going to have a 2nd grader this fall. Crazy.
I love a reason to celebrate, so I decorated the kitchen the night before the last day of school.
And put together a little graduation basket full of fun little things like books, chalk, a drawing pad, new markers, some books, and a couple treats. All sorts of goodies to help kick off summer!
Of course I also stuck a little gift in the back...
Can you tell that he was a little happy about it the next morning???
(I love this picture because you can see Parker on the side who has already swiped a balloon and is happy as could be.)
After school, my neighbor and I ambushed our kids with silly string, completely surprising them (I only have video of this unfortunately. Sorry, maybe I'll post it later). And then the kids swam at their house for the next 4 hours!
To top off the night, we had friends over for dinner and a movie and then Payton had a sleepover. It just doesn't get much better than that for a 7-year old!
(Morning-after proof of the sleepover - everyone climbed into our bed!)
I'm so proud of the way Payton handled himself at school this year. He made lots of new friends, learned SO much, matured in many ways and rarely got in trouble. His teacher adored him, and consistently told us about nice things he did for other students. He received numerous awards throughout the year and finished with an excellent report card to boot!
We love you Payton and we are so excited to spend the summer having fun with you!
Congratulations on finishing 1st grade!!!
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