Finish Line

When most people think of the beach, they probably think of summer. But living in Wilmington, I really don't associate the beach with any particular season. We make an effort to go there year round. As evidenced by this ancient picture of Ree hanging out by the water in her winter jacket.

But the pool, the pool means summer. And we finally went to the pool for the first time this year on Sunday. It was crowded, but it was so great to swim in a pool. (And not just because it was 96 degrees out, although that definitely made swimming extra appealing.) And after being in a pool, it was really hard to try to shift back into school mode in the evening. Thankfully, the last day of school is this Friday.

With the end of school, we are also reaching the end of end-of-the-year events. It has been a busy year for them. We've had:

The Girl Scout Brownies bridge to Juniors.

A school spelling bee.

A preschool graduation.

A performance of Sleeping Beauty.

A first grade picnic and awards ceremony.

And a little gymnast earn her first trophy.

We just have to make it through tomorrow's Entrepreneur Fair and Thursday's third grade class swim party. And then we will be ready for summer. And real pool time.