Momma Pride

Today, at Rachel's pre-school, they had a lunch for the Mothers. I have been so excited about this lunch, in part because of Rachel's excitement over it. She was bubbling over when she gave me the invitation a week or so ago, and since then, she has been telling me about all the secret things they've been doing to prepare for it. Not telling me the secrets, mind you, just letting me know that much secret preparation was taking place. I am actually really impressed with her secret keeping abilities. Mum was the word for her. So, today was the big day. We arrived at 12:30 and when everything was ready, we were greeted in the hall by our children, who gave us each a rose and escorted us into the class room. The kids showed us to our seats and, when it was time to eat, then took our plates and served us from the food table, which they had prepared. They were all so serious, as it takes a lot of concentration to ladle Cheetos with a spoon! Below is my lunch. This was after I asked for a few pieces of cheese and some bread. Can you tell that Rachel started on the dessert end of the table and worked backwards? I think most of the mothers had to ask for a bit more of something to go with their desserts. After lunch Miss Lisa read The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and then the kids all sang for us. Lastly, we were given stepping stones that the kids made with their hand prints in the middle and their name and the date stamped into them. The pride on their faces today was so incredible and there wasn't a mother there that wasn't beaming. I swear, if I could, I would bottle up today and keep it with me forever. I am a proud momma!