Parades

In first grade they do a lot of hallway parades at our Elemetary school.  

First was the book parade.  We love Magic Tree House books!

And then there was the shoe box parade.  He had to decorate his shoe box with something about Texas.  Tyler chose the Six Flags Over Texas.  Meaning the six different flags that have govern over Texas.  France, Spain, Mexico, Confederate, USA, and Republic of Texas.  He also insisted on a Longhorn! 

 Did you know that Texas has it's own pledge?  They recite it in school after the Pledge of Allegiance to the the American Flag.  Imagine my surprise at the first assembly and I go to sit down and they keep on going!

Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.

(You really have to learn to love Texas pride if you are going to live here.)

This was on his box to, along with the state seal that has all of the six flags on it.

I was really proud of Tyler for this little box.  The idea was completely his!  Most of the other kids did football (Cowboys, Longhorns, Aggies) boxes or something agricultural (bluebonnets, cows, oil rigs).  He was the only one that had the six flags.