Mother's Day Tea at AppleTree...

The Mother's Day Tea at Gavin's school this May could not have been more precious. When the mommies arrived in our Sunday best, the class was lined up in Mrs. Tonelli's room eager to welcome us to their classroom. The little boys--and my Gavin was first in line--held out their arms like little gentlemen to escort their mamas to their seats. Then they proceeded to ask us what we'd like to drink and to serve us our beverages. I was all "happy tears" in the first few minutes, and I kept looking around somewhat surprised to see so many dry eyes. This was my boy! He had been so excited about this event, and he had managed to keep all of it a surprise at home. The kids made their mommies special cards, hand print frames and homemade soap (go, Mrs. Tonelli!), and the classroom was so beautifully decorated for the occasion. Gavin was beaming with pride, and he was not at all surprised by my wet eyes. The kids had answered some questions about their moms, and Mrs. Tonelli read the answers and let the parents guess who was being described. I knew it was mine when Gavin got my age right because we had been talking about that and he had been so hysterically sensible about it, like, "Of course, Mom, you're 35." He was not among the kids who guessed that their moms were two or ninety two. There would be none of that nonsense with Gavin. :)

This was the class reciting a Mother's Day poem to us. In this picture I can really see just how tall Nick is (the one in green)! I was always surprised that there were one or two boys even taller than Gavin in his class.