Grandparent's Day!!

Yesterday was a special treat for the boys.........Grandma and Grandpa Bolander came to school! 

 For the last hour of the day their school had special Grandparent Day activities.  The Grandparents were invited to come and join their grandkids for some learning.  Ryan's mom and dad were happy to take a couple of hours off of work to come and play.

Whenever we tell our kids that Grandma and Grandpa are coming over, or that we are going to their house or even that we are going to see them at all.  The announcement is always met with cheering and clapping and much excitement.  (You would almost think we told them it was Christmas)  They love their Grandparents very much.  So when the boys found out that Grandma and Grandpa were going to be able to come to school with them, they were REALLY excited.

Grandma, and Grandpa divided up and took turns going into class with both boys so that neither Josh nor Joe had to be without a grandparent during the time.

In Josh's first grade class they had some fun activities.  One was to try to make as many words as they could out of the word Grandparents.

In Joe's class they interviewed their Grandparents and then shared the information with the class, and then did a few activities together.  In the picture they are working on a word search.

 Valerie and I stopped by at the end to get a couple of pictures.  Then we ended the day by going for an after school snack before Grandma and Grandpa headed back to work.    The boys talked about how much fun they had with their Grandparents throughout the rest of the day.  It was so great that they would take the time to come.  It made the boys feel very special.