first day of summer vacation

The girls were excited for summer but sad to say goodbye to their teachers and friends. They both loved their teachers and had a great year of school. We immediately started counting down the days until our big Wisconsin trip. On the first day of summer vacation the kids found a turtle in the driveway and kept it as a pet. At least until it escaped while we were at the library later that day. We signed up for the summer reading program and checked out a million books. Donuts seemed like a great way to start summer so we picked up some of my favorites from Rise (they have donuts AND delicious biscuits). I also attempted a trip to Target which is always total chaos with all 4 kids. Simon and Oliver do not get along well sitting next to each other in a shopping cart.

And of course the true sign of summer is fireflies!! We spent a few nights catching them. We get tons of them in our yard which is fun.