My final grades are in.  I am done.  Summer can officially start!

We had another amazing day in the sun today—we spent a good deal of time prepping another bed in our garden.  This new bed will contain sugar snap peas.  Our bamboo teepees are constructed and ready to go.  We just need to wait another couple of weeks before it’s consistently warm enough to plant our veggies.  H was such a good helper—he diligently transferred worms from the sod directly into our new raised beds.  He also helped us scoop soil and compost into the beds.  H contributed quite a bit to the gardening effort today, although he could be a little bit more careful about where he wields his shovel:)

Later in the afternoon, we spent time chatting with our neighbor, while decorating our driveway with every variety of construction vehicle and airplane, using sidewalk chalk.  I was also informed by H that “Mommy is not a good artist,” but that “Papa *is* a good artist.”  He’s not wrong.  By the end of the day, we were dirty, dusty, tan, and smiling.  Our dinner (on the grill, of course) was curried chicken kebabs, complete with pineapple, papaya, and green pepper.  They were AMAZING.  We then made a spur-of-the-moment decision to go to Friendly’s for some ice cream to celebrate the end of the semester, and the beginning of an amazing, awesome, summer!

I have high expectations for this summer, but I feel like I deserve a good summer after shoveling 125 inches of snow this winter!  So far, this summer vacation has not disappointed me, and we are only a couple days into it!