No more homework...

Today was Lily's last day of kindergarten. Technically the school year goes through Monday (extended at the last minute due to snow days), but we'll be well on our way to California at that point.

They had an awards ceremony this afternoon. Lily got three: Remarkable Reader, 50 Books, and Attendance. The only one she missed out on was Math Wizard. Andy's taking it pretty hard.

If you ask Lily, she'll tell you she received four awards, with the fourth one being for Manners. Yesterday, she came home with the above box of chocolates from her teacher, the cover of which says, "For Lily, my only kindergartner with manners." Apparently one of her classmates had brought in chocolates from Russia and when they were handed out, Lily was the only one who said, "Thank you." (She may have just been being polite because she doesn't really like chocolate.) Anyway, she ended up with the rest of the box and a really nice note.

Back to today: after the awards ceremony, there was an ice cream social. Lily's go-to combo: vanilla with sprinkles.

As I watched these girls eating ice cream on the cusp of becoming 1st graders, I couldn't help but think about the women they'll someday become and the kinds of things they'll do in their lives. Oh, the possibilities.