The Day the Craziness Begins

Or what most people call the last day of school. Oh, friends, it's a rough one. I can just hear L now asking, "Is it a school day for me?" all summer long. We do have a few things planned including VBS and visits from family and friends. We might even take a trip of our own, just our little family.

I think back to this time last year as K finished preschool and was headed to kindergarten. And L was registered for preschool for the very first time. H was brand new and still wasn't allowed to be around lots of people. In addition, Memorial Day weekend was when I found out I needed to have another major surgery to remove my gallbladder. What a great birthday present that was for my mom! Everyone was exhausted that week.

This summer has much more promise. H is old enough to take him anywhere we want to go. The girls are much more independent and don't need me as much to help them. And I'm kind of looking forward to the summer. Last year I dreaded it as it meant I had to deal with a preemie and two other young children. However, this summer is different. With K being in school every day, I feel like I don't see her as much and will enjoy having her around more. Plus she'll be entering first grade in the fall and will have to end her school day almost two hours later than this year.

So what are your summer plans?

Kindergarten Graduation

It's hard to believe that another school year has come to a close. At the beginning of the year, K could barely read and hated to write in lowercase. Now she is proficient at both. And her confidence has grown by leaps and bounds. Her kindergarten graduation program was this morning and she did such a good job. Each child took part in the program reciting poems, bible verses and songs. K, not one to speak in front of a group, did great despite a rough start to the day. I can't believe she's going to be in first grade in the fall!

Tag, Blog Style

I'm not one to normally get tagged for these things but I figured I would do this one for Sporty Mama. Here are the rules:

*Link to the person who tagged you.
*Mention the rules in your blog.
*Tell about six unspectacular quirks of yours.
*Tag a new set of bloggers by linking them.

Basically, I'm completely odd but I had to come up with only six so here they are, in random order:

1. I hate being hot, especially at night. I would love to live somewhere that stayed about 68 degrees year round.
2. I can fit my fist in my mouth.
3. I will take the pecans off of a pecan pie and just eat the inside (which is basically sugar and eggs) because I don't like pecans.
4. I had three imaginary friends when I was little: Dank, Mimp, and Little Girl. Don't ask where I got the names but I often blamed things on Little Girl. They lived in the fireplace until they had to move. Behind our sofa.
5. Roaches creep me out. I can handle any other kind of bug, snake, worm, or crawly creature except roaches. They make my toes curl.
6. I love Project Runway. I'm not into fashion, I don't love to sew, nor have I made any clothes. Ever. But I love this show. Don't ask me why.

Now, who to tag? I think I'll tag Mod Girl because, well just because. We need to hear some quirky things about her! Ooh, and Ten Little Toes. That would be a fun one!

...An End-of-the-Year Party Today

Here are some pictures from K's end of the year party at a local rec complex, complete with water park. The kids had a blast and I even ran into an old friend who was in town for the week. We had a great morning! K asked for a blue snow cone and I obliged hence the blue tongue.

(I have been tagged by Sporty Mama for some game of bloggy tag and I'll get to that later today.)

Preschool Program Last Night And...

Here are some pictures of the sweet preschool program L took part in. It was so cute. At the end, as all of them are dancing, I noticed L make her way from the very back to the very front of the stage. It was definitely an L thing to do!

A Whirlwind Weekend

We had such a fun weekend. Friends came in town to visit and K and L had their ballet recital. Our friends are dear friends who made the trek from a great distance with an ornery toddler. Thanks, Sporty Mama, for the visit. It was long overdue!

We had dress rehearsal for the recital Saturday morning with the performance that night. I took the pictures at the rehearsal as there's no flash photography in the big show. Plus I was sitting much closer at the rehearsal. The girls both did a fantastic job. They were beautiful ballerinas and did exactly what they were supposed to do. I was so proud! We capped off the day with a fantastic dinner of grilled snapper and the girls got ice cream (so did the boys) and then it was off to bed. We were all so tired that it didn't take long to fall asleep!

Strawberry Patch

Here are the much anticipated pictures of our girls at the strawberry patch. I ended up getting more pictures of L's class than of K's although I don't know how. I guess I was busy picking strawberries for us to take home rather than taking pictures. I had fun both times. L's idea was to pick them and eat them right away without paying for them. I let her do it a few times! She ended up with strawberry juice all down the front of her dress. We made strawberry shortcake and froze some of them for smoothies later on down the road.

Enjoy!

This is K's picture of the cow. She was so excited about it because it was a baby cow and she was dying to have a picture of it. Hence the fence.The end of picking after a long, hot day. You can sort of see the strawberry juice on L's dress!