whobody had their last day of 2nd grade?

The school year is FINALLY over! 

Now to get onto the fun stuff of summer.

When this "summertime" is approaching, I always feel like I will have more time to do the fun things... and that life will be so much more 

relaxed and in control without school.

Then, summer actually comes and I swear it gets crazier and crazier every year! 

 Since our little league games have started, I have totally dropped off on this blog! 

Augh. I have so many pictures waiting to be shared....hopefully I get to them soon.

So, Keaton had his last day of second grade. 

I am so glad for the summer to be here...

and to have my kids home with me more...

BUT I also know that my kids were not too excited about it being the last day of school. Keaton, especially, LOVES school and has had a great year. 

Although he knows he gets to go back in the fall and see everyone again, he knows that things change so much every year. He will have a new room, new teacher, new schedule, new expectations and responsibilities. 

He is very much like me....

he likes to stay where he is comfortable.

SO...we didn't get too 'pumped up' around here for the last day of school...because I knew that the emotions might skyrocket out of the building!

Here he is on his LAST day of 2nd grade:

He did ask me to pull up my blog on the computer on the morning of his last day...and then he looked at his first day of school post (check it out to see all of his first days of school!) 

to see what he wore...

and then he went and found the exact.same.outfit!!! 

He is so great.

I realize NOW that I have to be extremely careful what I say on here...because now both Keaton and Lola can READ...

so they know everything I say about them.

Keaton...I love you. ;)

Of course, they had the Elementary Spring Concert a few weeks before school got out. I have lots of videos I could share...BUT I can't ever seem to get them to work well on here...so I will share pictures instead. The 2nd graders did an excellent job. 

THEY ARE ALL SO CUTE!!!

School has only been out for a week (not even!)....and we have had lots of fun.  

Keaton has been very busy trying to be the BEST BIG BROTHER EVER.... seriously. 

He has been so loving towards Cruz and does an excellent job playing with him and including him in the big kids' fun. (I love it when he rides the big wheels with Cruzie!)

The other night Keaton even let Cruzie read him a book!

And then, of course, Nash's favorite, a sleepover in Keaton's room.  

When they do this, Keaton is allowed to read to Nash til 9:15! 

Keaton is very tolerant, because this is NOT his favorite thing, 

but he knows that Nash LOVES sleepovers.

I am so happy to have Keaton home from school. 

He has really been a big help around here (most of the time)...and even though having the kids home from school means more kids to feed....and more fights to break up....it is also a lot more fun (and less peaceful) around here.  

Keaton did make a list of chores to do, which I converted to a chart on the computer....

and he works SO hard every day to do his daily chores (clucking the chickens) AND as many extra things as he can. 

He is super motivated right now....and being so responsible. 

I love seeing the little man he is growing up to be! 

(BUT, sniff sniff, thinking about him being in 3rd grade is pretty tough on me.)