strawberries, socials, & school's out!

This is our first year eating our very own strawberries and are they ever scrumptious!
It is delightful going outside late in the evening and just eating strawberries.

Don't you think that Andrew looks kind of "monkeyish" in this picture?

After church last Sunday we had a strawberry & icecream social. It was beautiful weather and just so enjoyable. If you don't have a fruit farmer in your church you should get one:)

Here is Erik with Tyler and Kentin. I have to laugh at this picture. Erik looks like he is trying to pon off these little guys so that he can dig into the dessert.

Nate's grade 2 class threw a surprise baby shower for their teacher. They did a great job of keeping it quiet all day and they were excited to shower their teacher with gifts.

Today is the last day of school! Nate loves his teacher and he is going to miss her. She encouraged him and embraced his zest for life. At the beginning of the year whenever there was a problem (big or small) Nate would simply shut down & refuse to get ready for school, but now Nate is able to see through his problems and he has learned how to problem solve. He loves recess time and I love hearing his stories about his friends and his forts. The leaders of the forts are forever changing, some are good, some are bad. There have been horrible days when the girls managed to take over the forts, and days when he quit the fort because the boss made the fort into a "worm nursery!"  In September we will have a grade 3er. I can't believe how fast time is going and I have a feeling that this summer is going to fly  by too!