Sunday by the Pool

Things have been hectic, to say the very least.  

Life has a way of surprising you around every single turn and always in the most interesting ways and at the most interesting times.

School is finally over and I'm already into full swing at my summer job.  The kids are enjoying the summer camp part of school and Nicholas is looking forward to basketball camp in a few weeks!  And all of us are counting down the the days until we leave for vacation!!

This weekend, actually just today, was filled with relaxing.  We've been dealing with some sad goings on and today was the first day that I really had a chance to stop and sit down and not have to worry about anything at all!  The kids and I spent the majority of the day outside by the pool and it was perfect.  The weather was hot and humid but the sun was out and the pool was cool!  The kids were in and out of the water for hours on end and I was able to lounge while getting some sun and reading a book ( a book that had nothing to do with education or teaching or anything I needed to think about!).  It was just GREAT!

Tomorrow it's back to work and the daily grind of Summer and I'm perfectly ok with that because today was just so nice!  Hope your Summer days are just as lovely!

The Graduate

Nicholas graduated Pre-K tonight!

I really can't believe it!  It seems like just a few months ago I was pregnant with him and eagerly waiting for him to arrive and now he's going to be in Kindergarten in September!!

The theme for graduation was Tarzan.  The kids sang jungle themed songs, after the Pledge of Allegiance and singing You're a Grand Old Flag.  Nicholas was part of the Tiger brigade- hence the mask and orange polo!!  The entire ceremony was very cute and each student received a diploma, their skills portfolio and a yearbook.  Nicholas was voted Class Helper and put down his career goal to be a Paleontologist!

Congratulations to our Graduate!  Before we know it, we'll be sitting at a high school graduation for him!

Alanna Graduates

I've been slacking a tad.  Things are hectic, to say the very least.

These are just a few pictures from my cousin Alanna's graduation party a few weeks ago.

It was super hot but the kids had a good time seeing their aunts and uncles and cousins, as did I!

Congratulations Alanna!  Welcome to the REAL WORLD!

Memorial Day 2010

We had quite a busy Memorial Day Weekend!

Busy and Enjoyable!!

For a number of years, we've been having a Memorial Day BBQ and this year I decided pretty early on that we weren't going to do it.  We have a lot going on around here, what with getting the house ready to go on the market and school winding down and Summer starting up.  Needless to say, my plan to NOT have a BBQ didn't work out- and I am SO GLAD!  We had a lovely time on Monday with family and friends celebrating the holiday!  It was so nice to take a break from packing and painting and throwing away and just enjoy the day- and lots of food!

I didn't really get a chance to take a lot of pictures, but there are a few of the kids!

Playing with Rocket Balloons

(AWESOME Toy!!)