Drew's 7th Birthday

Drew turned 7 on May 12th.  To celebrate he had 2 close friends over after school on the 11th and they got to spend the night.  

Drew chose a cookie cake this year, so I decided I could make that myself.

Getting ready to open his first gift.  The crown was from school, he was allowed to wear it all day.

Texas Rangers towel from Carter.  This boy loves the Rangers!

Jake and Drew cheer on Carter in the candy sort game from Minute ToWin It.

They also had to move Tic Tacs with tweezers.

Add caption

 On Saturday night, all the grandparents came over to celebrate with Drew.  We went out to dinner, then back to the house for real cake, and presents.  Cooper was right in the middle of the gift opening.  He was very excited to see what Drew got.  

It is so nice now that Drew can read his own cards.  

With that smile, I am pretty sure this one contained money.

I think Cooper was hoping for something more fun than a book.

Ready to blow out candles again.  This time it was on a strawberry poke cake.

Such sweet boys.

I know I say this every year... but I can't believe Drew is 7 already.  He is such a sweet, smart, funny, and caring kid.  I can't wait to see what this next year brings for him.

Field Day

These post are going to be a little out of order, but I wanted to make sure I got all the end of year events for Drew's class.  Field day was actually more than a week before awards day.  

Field day is one of Drew's favorite days of the year.  And boy has it changed since I was a kid.  Now they have bounce houses and ice pops, in addition to some of the stuff we use to have.  Luckily the weather was pretty good for it this year, and the kids had a great time.

I tried and tried to get a serious picture of these guys...as you can see, that didn't happen.

Drew trying to look tough.

Class relays

The big event that every class wants to win the the tug of war.  For the 2nd year in a row, Drew's class came in 2nd place.  But it was a great contest. 

Drew really trying to win!

Mrs. Hogue's First Grade Class.
During the tug of war, it rained just a tiny bit, but as you can see, that was enough to get a water droplet on my camera.  

First Grade Awards

On Friday, May 25th, Drew had his first grade awards day.  Mrs Hogue did a great job of calling each kid up for each award.  I know they each felt special.  Drew got several awards, but I think the one he was most proud of was the one he got for being green all year.  That means he had excellent behavior all year and never had to change his color.  

These 4 boys have become very good friends this year.  Not only are they in the same class, but they have all played on the same baseball team this season. 

Drew and Jake have been such good friends for about the last 5 years.  They have been in preschool, church, sports, and now elementary school together.  

Me and my sweet boy.  I am so proud of him.

I am so thankful that Drew had Mrs Hogue this year.  He has learned so much from her.

I can't believe how fast this year has gone.   In just a few days I will have a 2nd grader, but it feels like he just started kindergarten last week.  The time really does go quickly once they start school.