School's Out--and other life rearrangements

One of the biggest events of this week was the end of the school year.

Oliver's last day of preschool was Thursday, and the bigger kids got out on Friday. Of course, I forgot to take pictures, but the kids have all grown so much this year. We're grateful for good teachers who inspire the kids to work harder.

Thursday was field day for all 3 kids. Andrew's been working hard the last couple of weeks to run a faster mile. He won't break speed records any time soon, but his goal was not to come in last and I'm happy to report he made it. (I have a very vivid memory of my brother Jared running a mile for field day at the same age. He won--and promptly puked all over the sidelines.)

Friday afternoon, we went to Ladybug nursery to pick out plants for our garden, then put in our garden. Oliver was especially thrilled to help plant carrots (his current favorite). No squash this year, which pleased Andrew. Peppers and tomatoes, which we've learned we actually eat. Some strawberries and an artichoke. And lemon cucumbers for me. (We convinced Oliver to try a cucumber today. He liked it! But he keeps calling them pickles.)

Saturday, we decided to turn the house upside down. Namely, we moved all the furniture out of Oliver's room, painted the room, and moved Andrew into it. Oliver and Evelyn are now sharing.

When we bought the house, I thought the murals adoring the smallest bedroom were darling--perfect for a little girl's nursery.

Then we had Oliver, and it was still okay for a baby's room. But  less so for a growing boy. So, we painted it.

Andrew's thrilled to have his own room. Oliver's thrilled to have access to a room previously forbidden him. Evelyn . . . is sweet-tempered and a good kid and hasn't complained (yet). (And the rest of the house looked like a hurricane hit it).

Today was a little more sobering. We got a message that Dan's uncle wasn't doing well, so we drove down to SG to visit him in the hospital this morning before church. We made it back in time for our meetings (I prepped sharing time in the car!), but I managed to leave my purse. Thank goodness Bubby and Poppy were down there later and could bring it back to me.