Ryan's Big Day

We were so proud to receive a note from the school last month informing us that Ryan would be receiving an award at the school assembly.
He walked in to the cafeteria and saw us and his grandparents and waved at us all with a big smile. He still did not connect the fact that we were there for him because when his name was called he was completely surprised.
We clapped with pride as he received his award for "being a good listener and a hard worker".

A great relief after the Great Tanbark Toilet Incident of 2014 (I didn't post about it, but know that yes- there was a phone call from the school because Ryan was benched at lunch recess because he and some friends put tanbark in the toilet until it overflowed. Yes, there was a week long consequence. Yes, he did have to walk in the next morning and apologize to the vice principal and the custodian.Yes, we are hoping to not get calls like that again. Yes, the vice principal handled all of it beautifully and casually- we are the ones who made it a big deal. Yes, it was another lesson in parenting- I hope we handled it in a way that had impact. Yes, the gray hair continues to grow).

But we're not talking about that. We are celebrating Ryan's success!