The Last Day of School

I am so glad that school is out!! And maybe I won't feel that way in a few weeks, but for now, I don't have to remember homework at the last minute anymore and no more stupid reading minutes looming over my head. Sleeping in!!! Time to relax (kind of :)). Charity and Kelly are not as excited as I am, but I'm sure they'll find sleeping in and playing all day a nice break soon enough.
They had a really nice last day of school yesterday. I got to go to Kelly's class during the last hour. They had moved the chairs outside under a nice shady tree and the kids all had their little "Me" books and then bound copies of all the "books" they have written this year. It was so fun to just sit there and look at Kelly's work over the year, how much she's improved and grown. And then to read her books that she's written herself. They're just adorable! I had no idea they were doing that at school, but now it makes sense why she was so into doing that at home. They did a cute little page at the end of each book titled "About the Author" and it had facts about Kelly. SO CUTE!! I loved it. So after we read her stuff, Mrs. Holbrook said some really sweet things about the kids, then she passed out frisbees for them to decorate and then Kelly and I got to play frisbee together for a while. It was really fun for me. I completely spaced bringing my camera since I had been running around like a chicken with it's head cut off all morning trying to get the boys ready and situated with a sitter.... but my friend/former young woman leader/mother of a kid in Kelly's class shared her camera and took a few of Kelly and I.... I'll have to post them when I get them. But anyway. It was a fun time. After the frisbee we sat back down in the circle and Mrs. Holbrook passed out more goodies for the kids and a book to "feed their brains" with during the summer, and then she excused the kids to gather up all their belongings from the classroom. It was such a neat thing. I loved being there with Kelly. I really can't believe she's done with Kindergarten. That was a fast year. I can only imagine how fast the rest will go. She's done so well though. Her teacher seemed pretty sad to see Kelly leave, she cried when she hugged her and that almost made me cry. I know Kelly meant a lot to her and I know that she meant a lot to Kelly. It is tough to have to give up this perfect teacher only to reach back into the bin of teachers and hope you pull out a good one for next year. We've enjoyed this class too. So anyway. Kelly's really happy to call herself a first grader now :)
Charity had a nice day too. I don't know as much about her day.... but she was very HUGGIE after school.....she went around and hugged everyone around her about a million times each. She was excited to show me her yearbook and all of her "Autographs" :) It's cute that they JUST sign their names at this age :) I'm still trying to understand why these little paperback yearbooks can cost so much, but I'll keep my complaints to myself I guess :) not ruin the moment. Charity's friend Liza had a little end of the year party at her house. She was a little late, but she got to do the whip cream fight, the water fight, played in the playhouse, jumped on mattresses at the end of the stairs.... I mean this was a FUN party!!! I just met the mom who threw it a few days ago and she's my new idol. I just think she's really sweet and such a fun mom.
So anyway. That was the last day. I am seriously so excited for summer it's funny! No more driving to the school 3 times a day.... that's probably the best thing of all! AND I get to have my sweet, helpful girls home with me all day again!! I do love that.
Happy Summer Everyone!