Last Day of School!!

I can't believe it's the last day of school! Max is so ready to be done and have some fun for the summer. I'm a little less excited only because the kids are now at that fun age where bickering and arguing and teasing have commenced. I have to admit, though, that it will be nice to not have to rush out the door every morning! Max is definitely NOT a morning person and getting him up and ready for school can be a challenge. This does not mean that he will be sleeping in during the summer, though. My guess is he'll be up and down with the sun.

Of course I had to take a few photos on the morning of his last day! He's wearing his all time favorite shirt.

And then the comparison -- first day of school and last day of school. You can not deny how much he's changed! You can even tell his little legs grew. And those shorts from the first day of school? He's FINALLY grown out of them (we've had them for 3 years)! Max has made some huge leaps this year, including becoming a pretty awesome reader. We absolutely loved his teacher, Mrs. Champlin, and are sad to say goodbye. Luckily we're already setting up playdates with his friends for the summer!

So long first grade! Hello second grade!

We picked Max up from school and handed him a giant cupcake to celebrate. He complained about the frosting but was generally grateful for it. Lia and I had also picked out a few small gifts for him, too, to help him get excited for summer -- bubbles, new comfy shorts and a new Hero Factory.

We then packed up and headed to Moonlight Beach for some fun in the sun. It was pretty perfect down there, although packed with people. We saw the lifeguards do a few rescues, too, thanks to the strong current dragging people out to sea.

We wrapped up the day with our usual Friday night pizza and movie family night. We started this a few weeks ago and we are all loving it. We've been watching classics -- "The Absent Minded Professor", "The Shaggy Dog" and tonight it was "Follow me, boys!" Lots of Fred MacMurray classics!

Such a nice family day to help us kick off summer!