School's Out.... Summer Fun!

Summer vacation has officially begun and aside from a stomach bug going around the house, it's off to a pretty good start. The kids' last day was a half day. When the bus pulled up to the bus stop I expected to see kids running off the bus screaming and in good cheer. I was surprised to see most of the kids quietly getting off the bus. I think I was the only one screaming and cheering!!! Jack and Evan did their usual race down the hill to see who could outrun the other. Lauren was a bit sad, but Caroline was really crying. Ms. Hineman leaving LCES hit her hard and she is really going to miss her. I felt badly for her over how upset Caroline was. After unloading their bags of schoolyear stuff, we headed up to Fredericksburg to see the afternoon showing of Madagascar 3. We always try to do something fun for the kids to celebrate the end of the school year. We all really enjoyed the movie - just as funny as the first two. Saturday, we pretty much enjoyed a relaxing day at the pool, which was followed by sleepovers. Jack went to Evan's; Lauren went to Julia's; and a neighbor friend spent the night here. Because summer camp doesn't start for 2 weeks, we have to manage to find ways to keep J&C busy and occupied without boring them to death. Lauren started back at the local Daycare and she couldn't wait to go back. She refer to it as her other school or the yellow school. LOL..... too cute. We have a number of weekend getaways planned for the summer, which are going to be fun! Our first getaway will be to Great Wolf Lodge this coming weekend, which will be followed by a few other trips. Nicky from Australia will be arriving at the end of the month for a 2-week visit as well. We will be posting pictures of all our summer adventures. Picture of Kids on Last Day of School