kindness and pie.

This past week I went in to volunteer as the monthly cooking docent for Carter's class and was honored to also participate in their school pride day. I've said it before but their teachers this year are incredible. All teachers are. But this year the relationships and connections and challenge they provide have helped both kids thrive and grow in so many ways. I'm so sad to think that in 3 short months this school year will already be over!

School pride was a way of honoring those lives lost in FL by creating a culture of kindness and acceptance while encouraging kids to meet new faces and make new friends. The hope was to show we are more alike than different, celebrate those differences and improve school safety by being more aware of our surroundings. It was age appropriate and felt like we could actually do something when more often than not we feel stuck. 

The kids were incredible. I went into the cafeteria with over 600 kids and watched them start conversations with each other, give high fives, sign names on papers to remember them later and laugh all along the way. It was emotional for every adult to witness. Little Ezra bravely walked up to me and asked about ice cream. Grace and Avery were excited to tell me they loved pink. And Sebi really doesn't like soccer. Ha - who knew!? 

To top it off the cooking lesson was so fun and the kids had a great time. Win win!

 Later that afternoon I picked the kids up from school and surprised them with a trip to Country Village. It was, after all, pi day so we had to celebrate! We played on the playgrounds, followed the ducks and chickens around and then went to the local bakery for a mini pie. I've never seen them eat pie SO fast before. Literally, 2 minutes. Gone.

 Simon chose a chocolate pretzel stick instead which was probably a good choice because I'm pretty sure Carter and Lucy weren't the least bit interested in sharing that pie.

So, kindess and pie. 2 great things that made for a really great day.