Families were invited to come join their children for a reading lunch today! They do it a couple of times a year, and we always try to get there. At least Brady or I. Brady is HOME today, which is such a treat, so we decided to do out best to get everyone there.
It. Was. Not. Easy. Lol! Like we aaalmost just called it and just I went. Almost. But we powered through. While Rowan was going to the bathroom and getting dressed, Solly and I hid in the pantry and ate goldfish. He was SO into it, whispering and making faces and laughing with his mouth covered. Eventually, there was a knock on our door. “Housekeeping” called Brady. We were guilty of overstaying, so we checked out quickly and got on the road for the walk to school.
It was pretty cute.
Dekker was let out of class early when his teacher saw us waiting in the hall, so we all sat down and looked through his book of choice – Lego Harry Potter. Laela joined us shortly thereafter, bearing Pet the Cat and a lunch of her own. I snagged one of the little boys onto my lap, Brady held Wavy, and I read a book to the fam while the big kids ate. When we finished Pete the Cat, Laela ran into her classroom to switch it out for a new book, and brought scoop chairs for everyone 🙂 It was also pretty cute.
As the lunch hour went on, we managed to visit with a few teachers who were slowly doing laps around the school. Laela’s teacher came and asked Laela to introduce her to everyone, and was very complimentary of their names 🙂 We also saw one of Dekker’s teachers from last year and talked about the transition into the new year and new routine. She also mentioned she was at Waskesiu this last summer, so we related on that 🙂 SUCH a beautiful place!
Once books were read and lunches were gone, Laela invited us all to come see her class guinea pigs. We got a little tour of her classroom, and then onto Dekker’s for a little tour as well. But the bell was about to go for recess and our group was breaking down, so we gave hugs and said goodbye. The walk home began a little tearful but we made it!
Everyone is napping, except Brady and I, but we’re eating leftover pizza, which is almost as good as napping 😉 Was a lovely way to break up the day!