Summer has officially begun. Today was the last day of school. You know it has been a good year when both of your children come home crying. Neither Alyssa or Ryan wanted the year to end. As a mother I was feeling pretty much the same way (hehe). Truthfully though I was feeling a little blue myself. The kids had amazing teachers this year and I was sad to think that they are moving on. I respect these teachers so much. I hand over my kids day in and day out for over 18o days. I rely on those teachers to protect them, teach them, and care for them. That is a huge responsibility and I can't help but feel grateful for their dedication and love of teaching. I hope my kids remember how lucky they were to this year.
Alyssa was especially sad saying goodbye to her friends and Mrs. Gurr. She is about to enter a new phase of life and although she is excited there is a lot of trepidation to leave her comfort zone and tread into the unknown. Bye Bye elementary, hello junior high.
Ryan had his best school year yet with Mr. Goodman. I believe Mr. Goodman is somewhat sentimental himself. He sent each child home with a scrapbook. It was over 4 inches thick and weighed a good 8 lbs. It contained pictures, papers, their class motto's and any other significant event or special awards they received throughout the year. I was amazed by the amount of work and money that had to have been put into this project. Maybe I can hire him to come and finish all the rest of my scrapbooks. Mr. G is truly one of a kind.
In order to forget being sad and to start off the summer with a bang we headed straight to the movies. Daddy was able to tweak his schedule a little and met us there. We saw Night of the Museum II and the kids loved it. I hope this is just the beginning of a fun summer to come.
