School's Out!!!

Yea, I am so ready for the kids summer break! Not that we have any major plans for the summer, just lots of little things, and not rushing out of the house every morning! Molly's preschool has been out since May 18th. Friday (June 4th) was the last day of school for Ben & Rachel. And it's not like the kids did much the last week, we really should have been able to cut it a week shorter than it was. The last week was filled with parties, field day, field trip and fun! This week is track camp for Ben, and after the first day he's excited and can't wait to go back tomorrow...so that's a good thing! Both girls are getting ready for their recital weekend (coming this weekend) so we will be busy with that. Then followed by art camp for Ben and Rachel next week, tennis camp for Rachel the following week (so she can whoop up on Grandpa & Cousin Steph) lol! Then we will have a week where our nephew (Will) is coming to play for a week so the kids are super excited about that! July is followed by soccer camp and then a trip to Arkansas to visit family and friends. Yes, we will be busy but after we return the last week of July and August are pretty calm so if anyone wants to visit, that would be a great time. I am sure we will be making lots of trips to the neighborhood pool and Kings Island this summer as well.

So with the end of school comes home loads of stuff in the backpacks! (I am pretty sure it was everything left in the classroom and the teacher needed the room cleaned out for summer!) But, as I am looking through their stuff I find story journals from the year. One story was titled, What would I do if I were left home alone...................

Rachel - If I were left home alone I would be nervous. I would go to my room and get my Pinky (favorite blanket) and my bear Mattie. I would take them to the couch and turn on a show to watch to keep my mind off of my Mom not being home. I would wait there until my Mom gets back. I would not like being left home alone!

Ben - If I were left home alone I would love it. I would call up all my friends to come over for a party. We would have to clean up the mess before my Mom got back so she wouldn't know. We would be crazy and have lots of fun. We would play outside too. I think it would be cool to be left home alone. I would love it!!!!!!!!

(so that's the difference in boys & girls! And who we will leave home alone when they are older!)