For those of you with girls 8 and older. . .you are familiar with the title phrase from High School Musical 2. That's what I sang out as Rachel bounded down the steps of elementary school bus for the last time. All the kids sang back "It's Summertime, it's our vacation!" as I expected.
Summer is here. Hooray! Tuesday was the last day of school and it was a half day and I was watching two of Rachel's friends for the afternoon so I picked them up from the bus stop, we went to Dairy Queen for a celebratory ice cream and then headed for the pool. So I had six kids for the day. The kids had a great afternoon swimming and we even ate dinner at the pool. It was a fun ending to the school year. It was a bit stressful because the twins wanted to be in the big pool so that's an added challenge because I have to be in the pool with them but it was still fun.
Wednesday began swim team for Rachel. She came home with her friend Kelly who I watched for a couple of hours while her mom was getting her hair done. As soon as Kelly left, we headed to a different pool where we met Rachel's friend Mariel for the afternoon. That pool was insanely crowded so it was hard to keep an eye on all four kids but we all had a great time. I wish I could get pictures of the kids at the pool but I'm too busy keeping them safe.
Today began in the most awesome way! Spencer came into my room when I was still in bed and said, "Mommy, I made my bed and picked up my books and got dressed and now I'm going to brush my teeth and brush my hair." I was so thrilled! He also had his kindergarten evaluation today. A teacher escorted him out of the office while I waited with a couple of other parents. While waiting, two teachers came back to tell the mothers that their kids didn't know their letters or numbers. I started worrying that Spencer might have forgotten his because we haven't really even talked about them lately. But, hooray, the teacher arrived and said he did great and knew his letters, numbers, shapes and colors. Whew! What a relief!
Also today, three of my friends came over to work on various projects for the day. The kids all played together and late in the afternoon, they got on their swimsuits and jumped on the trampoline with the sprinkler running underneath it. They loved it. Normally I scrapbook during this time but I don't have any pictures developed so I had nothing to work on. So needing to feel like I was doing something, I looked around desperately for something to do. Finally, I discovered a small skein of blue fuzzy yarn which really wasn't enough to complete a project. However, still wanting to feel productive, I found a big crochet hook and crocheted until I ran out of yarn. I didn't count so it looked uneven and my friends were teasing me because I have done this on multiple occasions. After I ran out of yarn, we started making up things it could be--a barbie rug, a lovely hat (hee hee). Eventually someone suggested I make it into a purse so I did and Courtney loves it and is carrying it all around the house, so there! A couple of weeks ago I crocheted with some leftover pink yarn until it was gone and made a tiny scarf. Tammy dared me to wear it to church and not tell anyone it's a joke but I haven't gotten around to it. Maybe I'll wear it to church on Sunday and carry the little purse for a good laugh! The funny thing is that the twins loved that little scarf and were fighting over it so much that I had to make another one.
Today, Rachel went swimming with her friend Mishaela. School's only been out for three days and she's played with four friends already. I think keeping up with her social schedule may be a bit of a challenge this summer as always. It's a lot easier with Spencer who really only plays with a couple of friends regularly but Rachel's social life is a lot more complex! But it's nice to sleep a little later (swim team doesn't start until 9:30.) So I think I'm going to enjoy summertime this year!
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