As part of Huck’s final week of high school way back in early May he received his “Senior Folder.” Much to his surprise, it included assessments from kindergarten through second grade at Muscota New School in NYC, which meant pages of detailed paragraphs from his beloved classroom teachers from those early years describing his love for math and reading, Roman Numerals, Cozy Learning Day, chess, American symbols, Carnegie Hall, drama, NYC history, and this excerpt from his journal in first grade: “I always get finished early and get to free draw. Wow! Math is one of the neatest things in the world!”

Like for so many parents, this memory somehow seems like 100 years ago and just the other day.

Now that we’ve finally reached June and official summer break for all three of us, the month of May feels the same way. Here are many pictures from forever ago and yesterday of the many, many celebrations that caused “congratulations” and “graduations” to not even seems like real words anymore. WOW, however, continues to be the best word of all.

Final Choir Concert

AP Scholars Luncheon

Cousin Noah’s University of Kansas graduation!

Old pals at Washington Elementary’s Senior Walk

And here they are reenacting this sweet old pic …

Honors Night

The Twins!

Grduation (see? I can’t even spell it anymore) Night on May 18th at the University of Arkansas

Co-Mommies who together weathered many a stressful spelling bee

Sweet Mommy & Daddy

Kansas Family!

Aunt Jeni brought Huck a yarn bouquet!

Special dinner out while Troy & I attended our third graduation ceremony of the week

Lil’ Graduation Party