Last but not Least...see ya Cunha Middle School!

It happened.

The last born has completed middle school.

I don't know who was more excited about this....him or us?

hahaha

His good friend Lane

Chester's selfie with Mr. Murray and good friend Naelson :)

He had Mr. Murray for homeroom, STEAM and Science.

He's the best!

We hollered when his name was announced.

He told us he didn't hear us....ha.

Chester received the Top 10 Academic Award in his grade for pulling straight A's all 3 years! him and a friend were the only 2 boys in the group and both are football players.

He said he liked contradicting the stereotype of an athlete:)

And special occasions call for a

Taco Bell Cantina night:)

Home for brownie sundaes and a couple of presents.

He has accomplished much in our new town and tried so many new things from surfing to voice lessons to mountain biking to being obsessed with our local card shop where everyone knows his name:)

Each morning I have enjoyed driving him to school in our guaranteed alone time. Talking or laughing or just being tired together...and he picks out great morning music too!

I have loved watching how friends catch up to him as they all walk into school chatting and dabbing each other up. He has grown up so much and has achieved academically.

He is definitely ready of high school!

So many things he still wants to try:)

Heaven help Clay if he plays baseball.

A great picture of everyone after we resumed our last day of school movie tradition

(except maybe I thought we were done taking the picture haha).

We scooped handfuls of popcorn and slurped icees while watching

Spiderman: Across the Universe.

What a happy day this was:)

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