Well, we did it! Another successful year of homeschooling has officially come to an end.  We checked off our last day on Friday and went out for breakfast and some soggy playground time.  Then we spent most of the day doing what we will do all summer. Playing outside! Popsicles, water play, creating their own worlds, dreaming and imagining…I feel so blessed that I can allow my children endless hours of this life.

Foster will now move on to 2nd grade, Katie to 1st grade and Theodore to Pre-K.  We’ll probably start our new school year around the end of July.  That way we can have a few good breaks, especially because baby #5 is due the end of September. 

One last picture of something beautiful, Nana’s rosebush.  I was afraid it wasn’t going to make it this year, it had holes eaten in all it’s leaves and no blooms at all, then I pruned it and waited and look…

the first rose of the season! I know it’s a small triumph for some, I have friends who grow gardens, with real fruits and vegetables and everything. Oh and they keep chickens and ducks alive.  I, would love to get to that point, but it has taken me until now to keep 6 indoor plants and 1 outdoor rosebush alive. Hey, slow and steady wins the race, right?