Finally, school is over! Because we are on track system (year round school) we didn't get out of school til July 1st! The kids are so ready to be done!
I don't have room to keep all of their art projects, so we gathered everything together and took a photo... That way they will always remember them, but I can throw them away! (We did keep a few special ones...)
Aidan had a Kindergarten program where he dressed up in what he wants to be when he grows up (a soccer player), and they sang songs. He did a marvelous job, just very quietly.
He also did an animal report. He chose the Grey Wolf. He told interesting facts about the wolf and made a prop--it could have been a poster, etc, but I wanted to try something different so we made a die/block with pictures on each side. It turned out really cute. He would then roll the die and tell the class about the picture (baby wolves are called pups, wolves howl to communicate, etc). I told him about the book "Call of the Wild" and now it is his favorite book... even though we haven't read it (we started, but it is pretty heavy reading for a six year old and we didn't get very far--about four pages in, he asked, "Who is Buck?"--that is the dog, the main character...)
The kids loved their teachers this past year--each teacher was perfect for the boys. I could not have picked a more perfect teacher for Aidan--always giving treats and making school a FUN place. And Weston's teacher is perfect in every way! We tried to convince her to move on and teach third grade... I just hope they get good teachers this next year.
Now we'll begin on our big list of fun Summer Activities. I have a lot of things planned to keep the kids occupied and happy. We'll see if I am successful!
Other fun summer activities are playing with chalk, playing socccer and catching bugs. We found this damaged butterfly in our yard and cared for it for an afternoon (This happened two years ago, too!).
We took a trip to the dentist (not necessarily a fun summer activity...) and Weston and Aidan are cavity free, but Brennan has two or three! He had to get them filled, but he did a marvelous job and was very brave (he just did the gas, we didn't have to give him any meds or anything!). He's got some lovely teeth! Weston keeps losing his (I think he has lost 8 now!) and Aidan keeps wiggling his hoping they will be loose.
I had my birthday this month--I got a wonderful present: I went shopping with my girlfriends! It was so nice and so needed (thanks girls!). And thanks husband for letting me! For Father's day, Scott got Paragliding Lessons!!!! What do you think of that present? I am excited for him. I got them for his dad, too, so they can go together. The kids are going throught his phase of making thousands of paper airplanes, and they love to do it at Grandma and Grandpa's and fly them off the second floor into the living room. So I bought a paper airplane kit and gave it to all the boys for Father's Day. When Scott and his dad opened the present, I don't think they understood--I had attached a piece of paper with the paragliding info on it... It was a fun idea that didn't "take off" very well. Oh well.
Many family members were present--luckily Uncle Kyle and Aunt Linzi with their kids were in town, and so they were able to come. Kyle was able to be a witness (along with Scott's dad). Weston's teacher, Mrs. Craven, even came!
We had family come over after for a luncheon and it was so nice to have fun family time together. Weston was very spoiled and loved (who wouldn't love him!).
