We received shocking news last week. Arthur was selected "student of the month" from his class. We were surprised because he has not proven to be the model student--I probably shouldn't elaborate, but let's just say we were surprised. Adaline has been in much less trouble at school this year, so we were surprised that he was selected and not her. Nevertheless, we could not have been more happy about this news. Arthur definitely struggles with insecurity (and it gets worse when his sister is praised), so this was a huge boost for his tender heart. To be honest, the award is no big deal, but our family made a big deal about it to make him feel special. (As a side note, Adaline naturally was so proud of her brother and didn't show an ounce of jealousy. She sang "student of the month" all week and was so happy for him. She is so sweet to her brother!) We told him that we could celebrate in any way that he wanted. His initial idea to have 2 friends over was canceled, so we told him that he could have any meal that he wanted that night for dinner...any restaurant, any home-cooked meal, anything. He thought for a few minutes and came up with this: "Bread. Dipped in oil, with some butter. And broccoli." Later he added sausage and deleted the broccoli. I thought, really? That's all you can come up with? But our little boy loves bread (nice crusty bread) and he loves to give it a "bath" in some nice olive oil with herbs and spices. He was so happy and we had a great celebration together. Here are pictures of the award ceremony. (Oh, and we already got the heads-up that Adaline is in line for student of the month for next month. The teacher alternates girls and boys, so Arthur providentially got it first.)Here is a catch-up on happenings in May:
My birthday request: camping. We decided to stay in a cabin for the first time because rain was predicted. It turned out to be a good choice. It rained all night.
Spring Fling fundraiser at the school complete with face-painting:
Last art class at Pratt:
