last day.

yesterday. was the last day of school. the last day. until august. not that i'm counting. or anything.

it started out so simply. a rainy day. excitement to go back. and learn. and meet new friends. and play.


and they. did. they had so much fun this year. and now. now it's over. and we said our good-byes. and gave hugs. and made playdates for the summer. but it was a bit melancholy. little one. has been here. for four years. four years. she's made lots of friends. had lots of fun. and now. she's moving on. moving on to kindergarten in the fall. kindergarten.

and little two will be moving up. to the big kids division. because. well. you know. "he a boy now." so on we go. up and out. to meet new friends. have new fun and adventures. learn new things.

i remember the excitement of the last day of school. we'd spend the last few days. packing up. finishing up. and that last day. the classroom would be bare. nothing on the bulletin boards. no tests. or papers or lessons. lots of fun. field day. ice cream treats. that last bell would ring and we'd run out. get our bikes (because we could ride our bikes to school back then). and head home. everyone would be so excited that there was no more school. you could feel the excitement in the air. the possibilities. the wide openness of summer stretched out before you.