Thursday, April 12, 2012

Proud Mommy Moments: Mystery Award

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A couple of week ago I got a letter from Lucas' school saying that he would be receiving an award on April 6th but not to tell as it was a secret.

Well the secret wasn't only for Lucas it was also on us as I had no idea what award he was getting. We arrived at the school and took our spot in the multipurpose room. There was less seats set up for the parents and more room for students than the other times we had come for awards.

Soon kids started trickling in. Lucas class came in and went on the stage at the front of the room. Second and third graders also came in and joined us as part of the audience. The principle got up and told us that the first grade would be honoring us with a few songs (to practice for their upcoming program). We got lucky to be able to see that- but we still didn't know what the mystery award was yet.

After the performances the first graders joined the rest of the kids on the floor and then the awards started being handed out, starting with the third graders.

And what was this surprise award? Lucas was student of the month. He was so excited and so surprised and he got the sweetest note from his teacher telling why she picked him. I was a very proud mama. And while Lucas was very excited about his award he was almost even more excited that his class won a bag of licorice for completing the most laps around the upper-field that month. The kids can run laps before school starts and get a stick for every lap they complete and then turn them in to their teacher-- 4 times around the field is approximately a mile. And Lucas class completed 534 laps in a month- which is approximately 133 miles in one month!So it was a very good Proud Mommy Day.

What is your #PMM this week? Remember we are giving you a free pass on bragging away or telling those embarrassing but funny things too.

21 comments:

  1. Sorta Southern Single MomApril 12, 2012 at 3:36 AM

    YAY! Our school doesn't do awards assemblies like that, but our old school did, and yeah, it does a mom proud to see her babies up there!

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  2. The Mommy TherapyApril 12, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    What a fantastic Proud Mommy Moment! Congratulations to Lucas and to you for obviously being such an awesome Mom that you have the Student of the Month! :)

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  3. UnknownApril 12, 2012 at 5:56 AM

    Awww, that is a proud mommy moment. Mine is....not so proud. Ha! Next week I have the opportunity for TWO actual real proud moments so....we'll see how those go. Haha!

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  4. KmamaApril 12, 2012 at 6:18 AM

    That is so awesome!! What a great PMM!!

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  5. ConnieApril 12, 2012 at 6:22 AM

    That is so cool! Great job Lucas!

    I wonder if I could pay some kids in licorice to chase me?

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  6. RachelApril 12, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    Hooray for Lucas! That is so great! I wish I could see what his teacher wrote to him - post that on the family blog! ;)

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  7. Erika . . . with a KApril 12, 2012 at 7:57 AM

    Very exciting, congrats Lucas!

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  8. UnknownApril 12, 2012 at 8:08 AM

    Oh my gosh, that's a lot of miles! What a fantastic job!

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  9. AnonymousApril 12, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    That is so exciting that Lucas got the student of the month award! I can only imagine how proud you are of him :D & Holy cow 133 miles?!

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  10. TrinaApril 12, 2012 at 9:17 AM

    Student of the month AND 133 miles- Wow!

    When my youngest was in 4th grade she LOVED the early morning runs around the school. She brought a note home one day from the PE teacher that said she had broke the record for laps run at the school. That was 3 years ago and that girl is a RUNNER! She can beat the whole family in speed and endurance, including my 20 year old son who's very fit.

    Maybe this is a telling sign of things to come for your little guy. Congrats!

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  11. DonnaApril 12, 2012 at 9:25 AM

    That's awesome! Congratulations to Lucas, and to you! :)

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  12. XazminApril 12, 2012 at 9:26 AM

    Yay for Lucas!

    So adorable that they kept it a secret from him AND you!

    And awesome lap running from his class! We should implement something like that for grown-ups!

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  13. AshleyApril 12, 2012 at 10:53 AM

    Aww!! This is awesome. Go, Lucas!

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  14. MaceyApril 12, 2012 at 11:34 AM

    LOVE seeing my kiddos get awards. :)

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  15. LourieApril 12, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    Lucas has grown so much! It gives me hope! :) Good job Lucas!

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  16. AnonymousApril 12, 2012 at 1:52 PM

    What a great award!!!! I'm sure he worked hard for that!!!

    You ought to frame it for him in his room. :o) And offer him licorice if he can do it again!

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  17. Sandy -- As Told By MommyApril 12, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    Aw! That's so fantastic! What a stud! I am glad your school does things like that for the kids! :-)

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  18. JennersApril 12, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    This is wonderful!! Doesn't it make you so proud!!?

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  19. NatalieApril 12, 2012 at 7:49 PM

    Awww so happy for him and for you!

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  20. FoursonsApril 13, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    Yay Lucas! Student of the Month is a big deal!

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  21. Rach (DonutsMama)April 15, 2012 at 12:14 PM

    Well, congrats to Lucas! That's definitely something to be very proud of.

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