School's Out for SUMMER!!!!

We made it!

At 10:50 this morning, summer vacation officially started.

WOO HOO!!!!!

We just might not get dressed until noon tomorrow.

Above is a self portrait of matthew that he drew in the Fall beneath his first day of school picture. The one on the right is one that he drew in the spring under his last day of school picture taken this morning.

Love the freckles. :)

Notice how he wrote his name? His penmanship (which is not great ~ he's more interested in how FAST he can write) really has improved, though you can't tell much in this photo. Funny how he has the same space between the e and the w both times.

He hasn't changed drastically in appearance but he's changed so much in other ways.

But, I've said all this before, haven't I?

Moving on to my other little man.
We had to do a "silly" photo first.



That's silly.



This little one is going to be a big Kindergartener.
He can't wait.
He too, has made great strides this year.
I won't be quite as nervous about him starting school as I would have been last year.
I don't have academic concerns.
I have sit-in-your-chair-and-don't-bug-other-people concerns.  :)

Not to mention, I'll just miss him.
A lot.



Here's a classic shot. The bug holding her frozen Ego Waffles.
She likes them that way.
I think it's a hold over from when I used them for teething.



Just some more sweetness.



She can't wait to start pre-school.
I'm really excited for her.
Though I can't believe my last baby is starting school.
Crazy.

Noah came over today to spend some more time with us.
On the way here he kept saying, "I'm too excited!! I'm too excited!!"
While smiling his big dimpled smile.
That will turn a girl to jello some day, by the way.
And I said to him,
"Noah, we're so happy to have you!"
He replied with a smile,
"I'm so happy to have YOU!"

We picked up Matthew and Stephen at 10:50.
It was Hawaiian shirt day.



The last 1st grade walk to the van in the pick up line.

You can see all the construction in the background.



Our lunch time assembly line as I was putting lunch together.

The kids were indulged with their made to-order lunches. Ranging from mac 'n cheese, to hot dogs, to toast and cheese...with the special treats of juice (we're a milk and water family when it comes to the kids) and mini cupcakes for dessert as a last day of school treat.



Stephen rotated out at 1:30 and Isaiah rotated in.

I'm so glad the cousins could be here today.
It's been a fun way to kick off Summer Vacation.



Looks like the "battle" outside has ended.
Boys are coming inside, which means computer time has ended.

Happy Summer Vacation!!!