Summer Vacation Day 1

Our summer vacation officially started this week!  The kids rejoiced about their last day of school, saying things like how much they were looking forward to sleeping in.  5:40 am on the first day of vacation Anna appears at the side of my bed asking when Mommy school is going to start.  I'll tell you when it's NOT starting.  5:40 in the morning.

At the slightly more reasonable hour of 6am I got up, 'cause all the kids were up.  What happened to sleeping in?!?  Oh well.  We played at the park for a few minutes ('cause I went to the library too early) and then signed up for the reading program at the library, and checked out our usual large quantity of books.  Here are the kids at the park.

 After the library we got ice cream cones

 And french fries.  Grant was in heaven.

Much later, after nap time (during which my mom entertained the older kids while the younger ones and I napped), we had Mommy school.  Matthew and Anna both wrote about our upcoming vacation to New England.  Matthew drew Niagara Falls and Anna drew Grandma's house.  Grant practiced writing some letters, made me draw some pictures in his book, then scribbled a bunch.

 I also had Grant do an "A is for Alligator" craft.

Anna saw it and wanted to do one also.  I think I'm going to have to go buy more googly eyes for the summer.  I liked how Anna spelled Rose (Roews).

 We did some sidewalk chalk art.

Anna drew some fireworks.

 Grant said his was a lollipop

And Scott and I even got to go out to dinner while Grandma watched the kids.  I surprised him with this picture.  Sorry Scott!  We went to Melting Pot which we go to about once a year, which is about how often we get a babysitter.  But, amazingly enough we are going out again sans kids next week as well for one of Scott's work dinners.  Twice in a two week period!  Amazing.
We also made ice cream this morning.  Wow, we were so productive!  My mom was visiting which allowed me/us to be extra fantastic today.  Not all our summer days will be quite to exciting.  :)  But it was a nice start to our summer.  Now can we please sleep in?