The End (of School, that is...)

Oh, three day weekends go by way too quickly.  We did manage to get out and have some fun.  Usually, we get really caught up in our to-do list, and although we are often quite productive, we feel like we are missing something at the end of the day.  We were sure to schedule in some family time this weekend, and were so much happier.  Well, maybe that could be debatable...our kids were extra whiny, with an extra dose of tease.  But, we were grateful we did it anyway.  ;)

We got our first shaved ice of the season.  Actually, it was the first shaved ice in some 20 years for Nick and not much different for myself.  It may have been our kids first shaved ice ever.  Let's just say we hope it was our first shaved ice of the season as we hope to do it again soon.  So many delicious flavors to try!  And then we went to a Splash Pad, even though the sun was hiding and it was a bit chilly:

 The kids didn't seem to mind too much.  Lainey was so funny.  She just kept on moving, doing laps around the place, and not concerned a bit if a bucket of water happened to dump on her.

 My view these days:

There's that cute face, peeking out from under my huge belly.

Also over the weekend we enjoyed a few late evenings out in our backyard, roasted marshmallows and consumed s'mores, had good friends over for a barbecue, and had dinner at my two brother's homes two separate evenings.  Lots of time spent with cousins, friends, and family.  Could we ask for any more?  Thanks to all who fed us!  :)

Also, kudos to my awesome husband.  He took care of everything while I slept Saturday morning away (and into the afternoon) to make up for a long night awake with an awful migraine.  What a wonderful man that is mine.  

Ellie now has 1 1/2 days of school left.  This morning was the dance festival,and we almost made it all the way through before the rain clouds came rolling through.  Here she is doing the "Twist" with the other first-graders:

 That's her in the back row with her socks halfway to her knees.  ;)  She smiled the entire time and looked like she was having a blast.  Unfortunately, their field day wasn't exactly what they had expected with the downpour of rain.  Also, unfortunately, we had walked to the school and had to walk home in the said downpour.  Thankfully, they were able to move all the school activities indoors, and thankfully, we had our bike trailer made jogging stroller with us and could cover up the kids while we hustled home.  It was a good time, regardless of being wet.  

I'm so proud of my girl and the progress she has made this year.

Second grade, here we come!