Summer Vacation is Here

Jillise is now officially a 1st grader. Waaaah! She got a fantastic report card, a backpack full of fun memories, journals, activities to do over the summer, and even some fun crayons and art supplies from her teacher. She celebrated her first day of freedom by waking up at 5:30 in the morning, wanting to play. It's going to be a long summer for me if she keeps that up!

She insisted on wearing the same dress to school that she wore on the first day of school. It makes before and after comparisons really easy!

I find it funny that I didn't ask her to pose or stand a certain way, but her hands are in almost the exact same spots. Creatures of habit, we are!

Today was a great Fathers Day. At least if I was a Father I would have loved it! Brian got to sleep in (until 9:15) when we brought him breakfast in bed: an omlette with ham, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream, and salsa, OJ, Krispie Kremes (these weren't on the original menu but they were selling them for a fundraiser outside of Beauty and the Beast rehearsals yesterday), and grapes. We brought him the homemade cards and the pictures in the frame. I didn't order my vinyl letters in time (the ones that say Daddy's Own Tarheel Blues) so I had to put a sticky note on there explaining how it will look when it is done. Then he got to hang out in bed and read until it was time to get ready for church. Then for dinner we had steak and twice baked potatoes, and ranch and bacon Suddenly Salad. Joelle had picked brownies and icecream for our Family Home Evening treat tonight, so we even got dessert. I think it was a great day. Now I am going to go collapse from exhaustion.