So proud!

Ethan came home and announced he had been selected as the Star Student of the Month! One kid from each class is picked and gets to have a special breakfast, a pencil and their picture taken and hung on a certificate displayed throughout the school. I am so proud of him! Last year his teacher had mentioned he might be picked sometime throughout the school year but it never happened. One day when I was getting the mail over the summer we received a wonderful letter stating that Ethan was 1 out of 2 kids in his whole grade who had won the Outstanding Student Achievement Award. We are so proud of him and all his accomplishments. Being a stay at home mom doesn't get a lot of recognition and that's not why I do it but it still feels pretty darn good to have your child be chosen for such an honor and it makes me feel like we are doing a pretty good job around here of raising them.

Today was the Secret Santa Shop at school. It also coincided with swim lessons. The plan was to rush through the shopping so we could still make swim class but after thinking about it and talking it over with Matt we decided skipping lessons was a better plan and we instead enjoyed a fun morning/afternoon of letting the kids pick out gifts, playing Bingo, bean bag toss, making crafts (cards for me) and eating some lunch and goodies. Drew decided to copy Ethan's card to a "T" so I now have 2 cards that say To Mom From Ethan, lol. Silly kid! But we had a great time and seeing their faces and the fun they had was well worth the wasted money on swim class. I do feel a little guilty since we missed class last weekend too since it was the annual Kalahari night, but again, another fun family memory eases the guilt a tad. With Matt's travel schedule we like to enjoy all the family time we can get and that's just what we did.