Start of Summer!

We made the transition from school to summer mode last week, and it took everyone a few days to adjust to all being home together.  Thankfully, the weather was nice and we had lots of time at the pool, and we had a chance to catch up with several friends.  We went climbing, fishing, biking, and had more than our share of ice cream!  I'm tired already, and I haven't quite figured out my own routine, but I also love summer and all the fun it brings.

First and Last Day of 6th Grade

First and Last Day of 3rd Grade

Noah with his teacher, Mrs. Koller.  We will miss her!

Last day sculpture

Evie, Noelle and Lila at the end of 6th Grade

End of School scene - the teachers dressed up in inflatable costumes to send the kids off for summer break!

Evie enjoying the first morning of summer

Girls' pool date on the longest day of the year

Poolside dinner = yum!

The taste of summer!

The boys had their first mountain biking outing of the year

Saturday morning fishing at Indian Brook

Evie climbing with her friend Sadie

Evie and Noah

We picked Grandma up at the airport after her trip to Italy, and the kids made these awesome Welcome Back signs!

Swimming in the lake with Caroline. Crazy wildfire smoke made the sky very hazy!

Pizza Picnic with Caroline

Popsicles with Caroline and Patrick

Noah had his first Little League All-Stars game, which was very exciting (especially the uniform!), but sadly ended in a 28-0 loss.  Thankfully Noah wasn't all that discouraged about the score, and he's excited for a couple more games this week!

Evie had her last dance class of the season, and she had to say goodbye to her dance friend Ella, who will be moving away this summer.  Change is in the air, as Evie will move up to the champ class in the fall!

Noah had his 9-year checkup this week, and he is healthy and strong!  He has grown 2 inches since last year, and now weighs 68.5 lbs.  The big drama was that he had to get his finger pricked, but he managed to get through it (with the help of a Mom hug!).

The kids have their first camp this week, which is an art camp they're doing together.  They had a great first day, and they came home and did art for hours afterward.  Win-win!

Noah got his desk all set up for art projects

Frankie was nervous about the storms, so she hid out under the art party!