Calling It!

We're officially calling it quits for the school year....time for some SUMMER FUN!! 

We kicked the summer off with a play date at the park with some homeschool buddies.  My nephew Garret spent the weekend with us too, so he was along for the ride.  Just a few pics of my little freebird cuties!

It was such a fun school year with the girls.  Brenin is just a little woman stuck in a girl's body and is a hoot to be around.  She's interested in absolutely anything you put in front of her, so being her teacher is really quite rewarding.  She has such a compassionate heart...honestly I don't know what I'd do without this sweet soul. 

Luca is just a little ball of spunk.  She's absolutely scientifically / mathmatically minded in her learning and finished her Math book halfway through the year because she never wanted to stop at just 1 lession!  She's always investigating things to see just how they're put together and working.  She's independent as all get out (determined to be as old, if not older, than her big sister), and such a little snuggy bug all at once.  :-)

Hoping to play it loose as much as possible this summer so we're free for the fun stuff, but the girls will be in soccer and swimming lessons.  Bren's already planning a project of her own.  She went online all by herself and ordered Bill Rancic's book, "Beyond the Lemonade Stand" from the library (how she knew about it is beyond me) and has most of it read already, hoping to start her own "business" and make some $ this summer to buy a cow through Compassion International at this year's motorcycle Ride Against Poverty (last year she worked with Tuck, Luca and a friend to raise enough to buy 7 goats!!).  It was really fun to see her take the initiative in ordering the book and really researching what she could do to earn the money to get the job done, sacrificing of herself for someone else's sake...the girl just gets it, and I could not be more proud!  :-) 

Adios, kindergarten and 2nd grade...hellllllooooooooooo SUMMER!