"Schools Out For Summer"

Day 1 "Schools out for Summer"
Today was the last day of school for the kids (with the exception of Chasyn, he still has another two weeks to go).  Needless to say they were pretty excited.  Actually, they have been pretty amped up for this day for the last two weeks..those poor teachers, I'm sure nothing got done in the last few weeks of school!  We had a short church service at the school, which included the kindergarten graduating class of 2012, too cute, as well as the presentation of a gift for one of our teachers who is getting married this summer.  A "money tree", it was a really cute idea, they tied different amounts of money and coins to a tree and put it in a vase, very cute.  After the service we had a picnic lunch, lots of goodies to eat and a time for the kids to play, make plans for the summer, and say their 'good-byes'.  We made plans for an "epic sleepover" in about 3 weeks, they are pretty excited about that.  I'm sure it will be a fun night!!

Time to head home...first thing they do...jump in the pool!!  It was a pretty warm day so I'm sure it felt nice to swim, even though the water is still pretty cold.  The rest of the afternoon was spent getting some things done outside. We started painting the shed, filled the sandbox with new sand, and Ben cleaned his shop.

Finally, we decided we would go for a "Fairy Stone Hunt" at Hobbs Woods, but when we got there it looked like rain, so we decided we would go for ice cream instead. What a perfect way to kick off summer with ice cream right ;)  We'll save the hike in the woods for another day.  By this time everyone is tired and we just want to go home and relax.  I manage to take a super cute picture of the kids laying in the grass in our side yard before we end our day.  I think I'm going to frame this one!  Now we're settling in for the night, the boys are playing games, Maisy has a cough, ugh, and it just started to rain.  All in all, I think it was a pretty successful day, didn't go exactly as planned, but I guess that's party of the adventure. I learned you can prepare as much as you want, but sometimes stuff happens and then you just have to go with the flow.  My hubby teases and says ,"I guess you're going to have a few days where you say today we mowed the lawn or today we played lets take a nap." Funny guy, isn't he...
Until tomorrow, G'nite.
The Fritch Clan