School ended a week ago and we are in full-on summer mode around here. The school year is so jam-packed with class work and projects and extracurricular activities that we really savor the slower pace of summertime.
School ended with a bang last week, with plays and parties daily. Henry's end-of-the-year party was a dance party in the cafeteria. His favorite parts were hanging out with his buddy Noah and the conga line at the very end.
Will's class party was at the exact same time as Henry's. With a luau theme, the kids donned gear for photos with the beachy backdrop.
The fourth graders also enjoyed shaved ice on the back playground.
On the very last day of school, Henry's class celebrated by breaking open the Don Gato pinata that they had been making for the past few weeks. "Senor Don Gato" is a song about a cat who dies but is brought back to life by the smell of fish.
What a fun way to end the school year!
Henry's pinch pot from the Strega Nona luncheon was fired and glazed and came home full of "pasta" too.
The boys got out of school at 12:15 on the last day, and we all went to lunch at the MFAH cafe and then visited the "Sculpted in Steel" car exhibit, which was fantastic! We are so glad we got to see it before the show ended.
We came home to our annual "Welcome to Summer" celebration.
Each year on the last day of school, I surprise the kids with a stack of books and a sweet treat. I used to bake a cake but for the last two years I've purchased cupcakes from Crave -- lemon for Will and German chocolate for Henry.
This is Will's stack -- The Doldrums, Inkheart, and two Big Nate books.
Henry's stack included another Big Nate book, three Battle Bugs books (which are not available at our library!), and the newest Chicken Squad book.
The boys spent the rest of the afternoon reading.
We are so ready for a relaxing summer!
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