School is OUT!!!

I am so excited for school to be out. I absolutely love the summer vacation. It would perfect if I could have all my kids with me though. Morgan and Jensen will be leaving after we get home from our annual Lake Powell trip that we are taking in just two days! The kids love this trip and look forward to it all year.
I have decided not to go back in the fall to teach. One of the greatest responsibilities in this life is to be a mother and I am going to stay home with our little "JR". It is sad to leave teaching for awhile, but it will definitely be worth it. Morgan and Jensen are excited for me to stay home as well. I put in a lot of extra hours at the school my first year and they want me to be home more. I am really looking forward to that!
All of the kids did so well in school and got excellent grades. Morgan and Jensen had straight A's, Matthew had all straight A's except for one class (I think), Garrett got all straight A's, and Rylee got some A's too! Smart kids!!
We went to Garrett's 8th grade graduation and was pleasantly surprised with him getting one of the most honorable awards (in a parents eyes) that a student and son could receive. He received the "Character Counts" Award. Out of all the kids in his graduating class he was selected as having the best character. There are six "pillers" to this program (which I don't remember at this time). He is such a great kid and we are so proud of him.