Sometimes junior high kids are the best.

Yesterday I took my 6th hour kids to a nearby elementary to do a service project. (Don't worry, I'm not a crazy overachiever, completing service projects is a requirement from the administration.) We played with the adorable 2nd graders at recess and then talked to them about troops that have been deployed and then helped the kids write cards to deployed troops. It was all so adorable that I nearly died.  My 9th graders totally stepped up and took charge. They loved those little kids and by the end of the hour those little kids worshiped my 9th graders. Honestly I got a little teary eyed, partly because I am exhausted from staying late to get ready for parent/teacher conferences tonight, but mostly because I love when junior high kids show me just how awesome they are.