Today was the last day of 1st grade for my little guy. He has a summer cold and is coughing...and is a contrary ape. This summer break is going to be time for us to focus on more manners (KEEP YOUR LIPS CLOSED WHEN YOU CHEW!!) and teaching my rough and tumble boy how to be a bit more gentle. He received the Citizenship Award for Good Manners in his first grade classroom, but there is always room for an improvement in a man's world.Whee...mothering a boy never ends!
Vonda (my sister) and I picked up our boys from school (Justin just finished Kindergarten) and stopped at Lakers and celebrated with Cokes and M&M sundaes. The boys love to sit at the picnic tables under the trees, watch the buses and cars drive by, and talk about everything under the sun. Gage blows kisses and waves at the girls, while Justin thinks this behavior is just appalling. Gage is the Romeo of the family. He really appreciates the girls! Gonna have to do some teaching in that area as well...
Let the summer begin. Let the good times roll. It's time for breakfasts and dinners on the porch. We are going to catch lightening bugs and grasshoppers. There are snails, lizards, frogs and garden snakes to catch, hold and release. Bedtimes are pushed way back, and there is no more trying to go to sleep when "the sun is still shining outside". The window sills will be full of jars with holes in the lids...and a tired momma and crazy boy will survive. And we are going to be happy. Every day.
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