way to go!

several years ago brendan got to know the principal of his school really well. their first meeting occurred after he and a friend decided to turn their yogurts into volcano's at lunch. that was one of those things where you had to stifle the giggles while discussing why that was not an ok thing to do. the next meeting occurred once again after food flew in the lunch room. and we also had our fair share of talks with various teachers about not talking out of turn, that kind of stuff. those were the days..... now he brings home awards for citizenship and as of last friday "best behavior". he's come a long way baby!!

the thing i like the most about this particular award is how he earned it. in the past, after assemblies his teacher was disappointed to hear kids talk about how shocked they were at who won which award because john doe picks on kids at recess or says mean things to so and so. things that the teacher doesn't see or hear about. so she decided that for the last assembly of the year she would let the kids nominate each other and then she would pick the actual winners. and for his award she informed me that he got a majority of the votes. awards were also given out for citizenship and the coveted spirit of the valley. the kids that won those awards are at my house two\three times a week. it's nice to know that my son is running with such good company. it's a blessing that he has such good friends. and not just those two, all of the friends he brings home are kids that i am glad he hangs with. i just hope that when middle school starts and his class triples in size, some of those old friends are around. a friend of mine that already has a son in middle school says that makes all the difference. it's a little bit scary. but hopefully if they aren't around he'll continue to use good judgement when making friends. he is such a good kid and we are so proud of him!