Ben's Special Day

Ben was chosen to be a greeter at a leadership conference downtown last week.  It was a pretty special honor, just 4 second graders and 3 first graders were picked to participate.  Long story short, the conference was for educators to learn about the "Leader In Me" program.  Our school is currently undergoing certification in the program right now so a few Cypress kiddos were there to show off their skills.  Ben was the perfect choice for this.  Mr. Personality always has a smile for everyone.

I rode the commuter train with Ben and the other kiddos downtown bright and early Thursday morning.  He did his job and we rode the train back up our way and headed off to school.  It made for a long day for Ben, but a happy one.  He was thrilled.  Perhaps the most exciting part (aside from the train) was that the people running the conference made each of the kids their own name badges and gave them lanyards and a couple of other little trinkets to remember the day.  He proudly wears his badge every chance he gets!  Here are a few pics from the day...