Last Day Picnic

It's finally here- 6 years in the making. The last day of Ledger's elementary school career! He's pretty pumped to be done with school this year, but he's also a little sad. It's been a good year for Ledger and his class as the biggest kids at the school. He got to do some extra curricular things, he got to do safety patrol, go on a bunch of fun class trips, and even have his mom as the lunch room and recess helper! Though there were a bunch of fun things, there is also the sad realization that this is the end of something important. He's been excited for the year to be over, but leaving West Ward for the last time was hard for him.

Fortunately, they had one last blowout! Every year the school has a half day picnic on it's last day. All the parents and families are invited to come and join the students for lunch. In years past, all the parents were invited to bring food for their kids and eat out on the lawn. This year the school had Pizza Hut host the event and we could buy personal pizzas and drinks for cheap. They were the perfect size, and it took away the hassle of trying to find something ourselves. After eating, all the kids were invited to play a game of kickball against the teachers. That only lasted about 15 minutes before it broke down into just a chaotic mess of kids running around. Eventually, the teachers gave up on trying to wrangle everyone and dismissed the kids to head home for the year.

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