School Year = DONE

There is a bottle of Malbec at Twigs that gets consumed every June when Melissa and Kristen (and Cassie) and I send the kids home for last time!  Sweet relief with good friends, with the summer before us.   This year was especially monumental, as Melissa and I are looking at our jobs changing next year.  We tried to FaceTime Cassie while we were there, as her empty chair is a hole in our hearts!  The call worked for a few moments, but in the end we gave up and toasted to her health.  What a LOOOOOOOONG year to be a teacher...it was so good to remember all the hurdles we'd jumped in 2020-21.  Cheers to a relaxing summer ahead!

Those Teachers' Kids...

…are the CUTEST!!!  :)

Here are nine of the ELEVEN kids that make Mrs. Lochhead, Mrs. Fuller, and Mrs. Hastings mommies!  These are the little gems that we talk about in our spare work moments and love-on (and transport) on our non-work days.

Kristen's are Gabe, Jocie, and Ellie (great name!).

Melissa's are Grayce, Elyse, Lilly, Mia, and Evie.  

(Notice the Oxford's commas, Cassie!)

Auntie Cassie came to observe the craziness--I'm pretty sure she's laughing from the deck…

 ...and she brought popsicles for entertainment, er, dessert.  

Jocie and Gabe.

 Silly Lilly.

 Ellie.

Gabe, Elyse, and Jocie.

Father's Day Camping at Priest

This Dad.  He's the best!  We took a rainy June weekend to adventure with our favorite Adventurer.  We weren't sure if we'd be able to camp with a 7-month old, but then we realized, with Scott and Colleen camping too, this was DEFINITELY the weekend to go--we'd have help!  :)

Drew and Annie and Oden, Slick and Twinkles, and Granny and Pappy met us up here for the day--to celebrate the Lochhead (and Swanson!) dads.  Micah loved wearing Oden's old baby fleece.  What a snuggler!

It ended up raining all night long--which is really my favorite if I'm not sleeping on the ground!--but when we were out and about, the rain held off.

Oden was SO GAME for trying out Joshy's Big Wheels.  Anything with wheels, a motor, or keys makes this little ginger's eyes light up.  :)

Micah did so well!  He slept in this mummy bag until 1 or 2 in the morning and then joined Mom and Dad.  In the morning, after I'd entertained him as long as I could while half asleep, I sat him up to look around.  His eyes LIT UP when he spotted Gracie and Josh sitting up across the tent trailer!

G'ma and Papa sleep in when they camp, so we went for a little hike around Indian Creek Campground to wake us up and get us ready for coffee!

Forest facial hair is the best entertainment to distract grumpy 4-year olds.

And puddles can pull any boy out of a morning funk…

It was such a sweet weekend--filled with Daddy time, rain, G'ma Dorothy's "crack"-filled cookies, kid bike riding, and sharing stories.  We are so blessed to live near, and live everyday life with family--beyond measure.

Playdate with the Hastings

Jocie and Baby Ellie came over to play last Friday!

Jocie just turned 4 and Gracie is 3 1/2 on Thanksgiving, 

so they got along so well being so close in age!  :)

 And Baby Ellie is one month younger than Josh,

so they also had a lot of fun together!

Plus, similar hairlines.  :)

 Picnics and playing preschool and then going outside...

 ...finally Mom caved and let them watch a 1/2 hour show...

It was such a fun morning!  Hopefully it happens again soon!