Last Day

Here it is, our last real day of summer vacation. Tomorrow morning John and Lucy have their classroom orientation, where they go and look around the room, find their cubbies, talk to the teachers, etc. We were in John's K-1 room yesterday for a few minutes, so I think for him it will be underwhelming. Lucy on the other hand is very excited, especially about the cubby. She loves little things like that, little places that belong to her or little things with her name on it.
We really have had a wonderful summer. Yes there were a few hard moments. John spent most of his time reading, and although I do love how he reads, that is time he spends by himself. I feel like I spent so much time taking care of Isaac this summer, I didn't get enough one-on-one time with my Johnny. That's not to say we weren't together all the time, just maybe not a lot of playing Transformers or doing a thing just with him. But I have to say, in the past three months I have spent 95% of my time together with the kids, and it was fun.
Lucy has been my special little friend for four years now, and tomorrow she'll start school. Last year was especially wonderful, with John at school, Lucy and I did all sorts of fun things together every day. I really am going to miss that time with her. On the flip side though, I think she is going to love being at school. She is so curious about everything and has so many good ideas. She is very creative and loves to paint, she makes friends easily and she does well in groups. I am already smiling, thinking about her being a "student"!
I also get something very special with John and Lucy at school...time alone with Isaac. This is one of the reasons why we waited 4 years to have him, because each of the kids has been able to have special alone time with me. John until Lucy was born, and then when she took her naps, Lucy while John is at school, and now Isaac while John and Lucy are at school. I am really looking forward to that time with "My Boo" as I have taken to calling Isaac.
One last thing...I do love the routine of the school day, and I think the kids like it too. This summer was so open, with no real goals and nothing we "had" to do each day. That can be hard when day after day is so free like that. It seems like it would be great, but 12 weeks of it is really a lot. You have to work at making a plan for every day. With school, the structure is built in for you. Even though we have to get up earlier and all that, it can be nice.