Andrew 5th grade Graduation

Andrew graduates 5th grade tomorrow. I am so proud of him. He has made honor roll. I can only imagine how hard it has been for him. I am on him all the time to try harder. He has and he did. He has proved himself to us. My hope for him is that the transition between now and middle school will be easy and he will continue to do his best and make us proud!

This is a letter I have written to him:


My Dearest Son Andrew,

There are not enough words to express how proud I am of you today. Congratulations! You did it, Andrew. You did it. You set your sights on a goal and you worked to achieve it. But that should not surprise me, because that is what you have done your whole life. All children learn, all children grow, but you have fought so hard to achieve that growth. I know at times it has been hard for you. I have watched you cry, I have watched you fight and I have watched you want to give up. But you haven't! Many of these things you will still have to work on but you have proved that you can do it!

And so, my son, you inspire me. You have challenged me to be the best possible parent I can be because you needed the best from me. “Difficult” would be an understatement for the road we have traveled together. But Andrew, if you can do it, so can I. I will continue to be right beside you, letting you lead the way. We have a big transition coming up, but when I look at what you have achieved today, and what you have gone through to get here, I’m daring to dream. I know you are too.

You can and will be anything you want to be. Hold your head high knowing that you are an awesome son and I am so, so proud to be your mom.

With all my love,
Mommy