Memorial Day Weekend

This is it! The moment I've been waiting for for the past month has finally arrived! ... THE LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL! As a teacher, the final weeks counting down to the final day is exhausting. As a parent, you start losing steam as well. As a teacher AND parent, well... it's just double the exhaustion. This three-day weekend definitely helped.

Before the weekend began, we took a trip to Apple to partake in Asian heritage something. Free food and activities? Can't pass on that!

 Non ladylike lady on the ride there

 Lucas ruining a calligraphy brush

Since it was the weekend, the kids got to sleep with us in bed. This summer, we're going to have both kids sleep in the same room again. This time around should (crosses fingers) go more smoothly than over a year ago. As you can see, I have a lot of things to take care of over the summer.

 There was a lot of rolling and kicking around

 Babysat some cousins

 Very forced Sunday photo

 Snuck out for a quickie beer sampling

 Aren't they the cutest?

I've been meaning to plan a family day trip to Gizdich Ranch. Since we've started a mini garden at home and Lucas gets a kick out of picking ripe fruits, I thought it'd be nice to take the kids here. The drive was a bit hectic (and boy am I glad I didn't drive), but everyone had lots of fun. The whole family, excluding myself, did not read the sign that said "no grazing, just sampling". I think everyone was full off the strawberries they picked. We might have to take another trip here again.

 Daddy helping Char

 Mini workers working hard

 Proud boy and his pickin's

 Family selfie at the ranch

 The Apple dumpling a la mode was to die for!!!

 Silly kiddos

 Char was very excited to go grocery shopping with me

 Our backyard tomato "farm"

Helping Mommy "water" the plants

Well, four more days of school/work and I am off being a SAHM for 2.5 months. I'm very excited about no alarm clocks, slow mornings, cleaning up and organizing the house, planning family getaways, going to parks, and everything else I never had time to do during the school year. HELLO SUMMER!!!