Last Day of School

Matthew graduated from elementary school this past week.  He actually graduated from elementary school last year too, in Gilroy.  Their elementary school there was only through 5th grade and they had a nice graduation ceremony at the end of the year.  But then we moved and he got to be in elementary school some more.  So he graduated again this year.  He's hoping this one sticks.  :).  They had a nice graduation ceremony on the day before the last day of school (or penultimate day - Matthew likes to use the word penultimate whenever he can...or antepenultimate).

Here he is getting an award for perfect attendance.  They didn't give out any academic awards, which I thought was weird.

Here he is while his name is announced.

And announcing the next kids name

Getting his diploma

Way to go Matthew!!

Elementary school class of 2019!

Matthew and Anna walking out to the car after the ceremony

One of his last days at this school and in elementary school.

He's all grown up (tears!)

Emma!  On the way into the graduation we were hurrying and Emma was wearing little clogs.  She ran fast and fell down and scraped up her knees, elbows and hands.  She was screaming and lots of kind people offered us bandaids.  A school administrator got her fixed up with some big bandaids and she felt a little better.  Poor Emma!

This picture is kind of dark but Emma is showing off some of her bandaids.

She's tough!

And then the next day we went to John's kindergarten graduation.

Can you spot him?  He's straight down from the big letter K on the sign.

He has loved his year in kindergarten and is sad to leave his teacher but excited to graduate and move on to 1st grade.

They sang some songs for us

John getting his diploma.  As each kid's name was called they also told what the kids said they wanted to be when they grew up.  There were a lot of paleontologists, soccer players and doctors.  John said he wanted to be Batman. He was quick to point out that he was the only kid who said they wanted to be Batman.  :)

Congratulations John!  He's grown up so much this year.

Hooray John!

John with his much beloved teacher, Mrs. Crockett.

He loved being in her class so much!

One last picture in his classroom before he says goodbye to kindergarten.

Emma can't wait to be in kindergarten, but she has a while.  I signed her up for pre-k next year but she'll only go two days a week for a couple hours.  She can't wait!

We went out to lunch with John and Emma - John's last time to go out to lunch on Friday with Scott and I.  Next year he'll be in school all day.  It was a Peter Pan moment (this is your last night in the nursery).  ((more tears)). Don't grow up too fast, John.

I went to get Matthew and Anna on the last day - Anna was very sad to leave her teacher who she really loves.  But she can see her next year at least.

Happy last day.

Grant is our Mr. Independent.  He likes to scooter himself to and from school each day since its gotten warmer.  He and John go to the neighborhood school and Matthew and Anna go to a school across town.  So Grant just scootered himself home on the last day.  He is excited for summer!  I got an excited last day picture of him after we all got home.  We're ready for summer.