End of The School Year

I love the end of the school year. It's such a waste of educational time and yet seriously important. I mean where would we be without memories of field day or yearbook signing? A lot has changed in school since we were kids, but some things are still the same. I love those things.

Last week was Blue and Gold (aka: field day) at the school. All three kids had a blast. Especially Sicily. She has watched her brother and sister play Blue and Gold games for the last four years. Her time finally arrived. She was a pro at every game since she's spent the last four years figuring them out. Although it was a scorcher week, they all three had a wonderful memory making time.

Along with field day, they also got their yearbooks and spent time going around school and getting signatures. By the way, "Have a great summer" is still the most popular thing to write in yearbooks. Chris also got a lot of great comments about his hair. In fact his teacher wrote a class poem that included an ode to his hair. What can I say? The boy really does have great hair.

Chris also won a special award this year. He got the Peace Prize for "being able to get along with anyone in any situation". He makes me a proud mama!

And of course there was the end of year picnic to wrap up another year. It's always sad to say good-bye to friends. But I think we're all ready for summer. We'll have a nice long break and then they will go back a 1st grader, a 3rd grader, and a 5th grader. It will be the last year they will all be in elementary school. That makes me a little sad. But I love watching them grow and learn and become a little more awesome each year.