Last Day of First Grade for Atticus

Well, he did it! It was a great year for Atticus; he loved going to school, loved learning, loved his friends, and loved his teacher. However, the last day, he had a hard time. He got into the car after school and burst into tears. When we got home to have some one-on-one time (he did NOT like Grace asking him what was wrong in the car while he cried), he told me he was just so sad that he wouldn't see his teacher or friends again. He has the most tender heart at times and while he will see them all this fall, he just loves his friend and teacher and it bothered him. I love that about him; he is so thoughtful and really does know the importance of certain situations. When he got home, he looked at this entire ziploc bag of stuff that his teacher gave him: a certificate, a picture of him and and his friends, a letter she wrote to him, and some other special things from his first grade memories. He cried each time and just needed some snuggles. It had been a REALLY busy, exhausting month with so much going on and less sleep, and I think the emotional part of realizing 1st grade was over hit him. After a little bit, he was ok and by the time we went to our Last Day of School dinner at Torchy's, he was fine. And then he remembered how great summer was, so he has been fine since. Here is his last day:

This was his class photo this year. 

 So, Atticus decided he wanted to buy his teacher 10 giant bottles of Diet Coke for her end of year gift, because he said she would love that much Diet Coke. We bought her 1 2 liter and a gift card and then he wrote her a note. I loved it so much; he wrote a draft on a different piece of paper and then wrote the card and while I originally told him to write her something nice that he learned or remembered from 1st grade, I gave no other instructions and was so surprised to see this! Some of his language and some of the things he included just made me laugh and smile!

 Last Day of First Grade!

And this was about a week before, but here is his teacher, Mrs. Payne.

 We did this last year, because who wants to cook on the last day of school? And now we made it our tradition! Torchy's Tacos for dinner!

We are ready for summer!