School's Out for Summer!

Nate was excited for today! Yesterday he brought home his desk--handwriting books, memory journals, science notebooks, fiction and nonfiction journals, free choice notebooks AND the school yearbook. Nate and I spent most of the afternoon perusing the accumulation of a year in school.
But today:
*tie-dyed red, white and blue class shirts
*special "last day of first grade lunch"--salmon and tuna sushi rolls
*half-day of school
*afternoon playdate with Drew and Kate
AND
*Celebratory pancakes for dinner!!
I made a collage of his first and last day of school. When you put the two photos side-by-side in direct comparison, it's striking how much he's grown this year...there's no more l'il kid, he's ALL BOY! (*sniff!)