School Lunch

The day before school lets out for the summer, the school invites family to come and have lunch with students. I've gone every year to have lunch with Ethan, uncomfortably pregnant or with a newborn in tow. Last year I had a toddler and an 8 month old in tow.

This year David was supposed to watch Claire and Grayson while my MIL and I headed up to the school to have lunch with Ethan, but something came up and David had to run out of the house. This year, I packed a lunch. Things get hectic. It's a tiny school (less than 350 students) but family lunch day gets CRAZY. The line is long and by the time I get through it with my lunch, Ethan is pretty much done with his meal.

This year, I got there early. I headed to Ethan's classroom and picked Ethan up. He went through the line and got his lunch while we waited at the table. Grayson enjoyed a juice box while we waited.

Actually, it was more like his shirt enjoyed a juice box while we waited. Babyganics and I had a date the next day so I could get the big purple stain out. Note to self: Grape juice and a 19 month old DO NOT MIX!!

Claire "fed" the pterodactyl that she insisted on bringing.

Claire has a slight obsession with dinosaurs. She also has a slight obsession with bringing EVERYTHING she owns with her EVERYWHERE we go. The pterodactyl made the cut this time I guess.

After Ethan got his lunch, he came over and joined us at the table. We usually eat outside, but it was actually a bit chilly this day, so lunch was had indoors. Ethan chatted about his day, and tempted fate by eating dessert first.

Then I realized that since I'm not at school monitoring meals, this probably happens more than I'd like it to. Awesome.

All in all, it was a super fun day, as it always is. I enjoy going to school and talking with teachers and other parents. It also makes me feel incredibly lucky that we live in a small town with such a small school because there would be absolutely no way that this could happen at a school in Phoenix. The school's in Phoenix are overcrowded and there would probably just be large amounts of chaos. I can't wait for next year's lunch.