Our Hundredth Day

 Today was a big day in our first grade year.

It was our 100th day of school.  I don't remember this ceremonial event when I was in school, but I think in these younger grades it's a way to reinforce place value and counting.  This year we had been adding numbered 'gumballs' to our 'machine' on the wall.  Now we will start counting down until the end of the year, and we have a real gumball machine with 80 gumballs so we can watch the days whittle away one ball at a time.  

I am so incredibly proud of this child.  I admire him.  Having these years with him has been incredible, and even during the tougher moments I am so glad we decided to make the decision to homeschool.

We went out to lunch at his favorite place.  

He deserved it.