Last Day of School

Wednesday was the last day of school for Lucy and Garrett.  It will be nice to have the summer off.  We are looking forward to sleeping in and doing fun things together. 

 While they were at school Nolan and I headed to Faust Park to meet up with my parents, Natalie and her kids.  We had a picnic lunch with everyone and then rode the carousel.  Nolan was so cute riding the carousel.  He sat and held onto the pole and just looked around.  He was smiling and talking, you could tell he really enjoyed it.  I think he looks a lot like JJ in this picture.   

 We played at the playground with everyone for a few minutes until we needed to head back home.  I really like the play ground there.  It was nice that the little area was in the shade so the slides weren't hot.

 Peek-a-boo with Grandma!

 We didn't stay to long because the kids only had a half day at school so we needed to get home.  I am glad I was able to go do something with just Nolan one last time.  It has been nice to have the time to focus on just him while the kids are at school.  We watched the bus pull up and the kids get off.  Nolan always is so happy to see them and is starting to say the word "bus".   They were sad to say goodbye to their teachers and friends.  It has been a great year of school.  They learned a lot and made some good memories.   

 While Nolan napped Garrett got out his superhero kit from Aunt Kelsey and had fun coloring.  He was in heaven.  He loves to color and do things like that.

 The kids really wanted to go to the pool so when Nolan got up we headed over for a little while.  It is a lot of work to take the kids to the pool by myself.  I have set rules for them to follow when it is only me.  They have to stay in certain parts of the pool so I can see them while still taking care of Nolan.  Nolan is busy and is all over the place.  It is still a lot of fun and worth the effort because they have a blast.  Once the water warms up Nolan might actually enjoy getting in the water and we can join the big kids in the deeper area.   

As soon as JJ got home from work we headed over to the Bemis for an end of the school year party.  They ordered a bunch of pizza and we all brought sides.  They set up the bounce house and put a small pool and the end of the slide.  Derek also made a sprinkler out of PVC pipe to go over the slides.  It was awesome and the set up worked perfect!  The kids had a blast running around with friends and getting wet.  We had fun relaxing outside and visiting with friends.    

 

 

It was a fun day and we are looking forward to a fun summer break!