Summer Break Has Officially Begun

The kids walked through the door this afternoon with that specific last-day-of-school energy that can only be described as pure, unfiltered joy.

Summer Break Has Officially Begun

Sophie tried to play it cool for about thirty seconds before she was jumping around the kitchen right alongside Theo, who immediately launched into what can only be called a victory dance.

Sophie’s relief vs Theo’s pure chaos energy

I love how different their celebration styles are - Sophie with her relieved ‘I survived sophomore year’ vibe, and Theo with his full-body enthusiasm that somehow involves his entire dinosaur collection being scattered across the counter.

This kid’s excitement is everything

The kid was so excited he could barely hold still long enough to show me his end-of-year papers.

Sibling solidarity when it counts

But my favorite moment was watching them high-five across the island, united in their freedom. These two fight about everything - who gets the good cereal, whose turn it is to walk Biscuit, whether dinosaurs or horses are cooler (ongoing debate) - but on the last day of school? Pure sibling solidarity. Summer officially starts now, and I’m already mentally preparing myself for the chaos.

Three months of ‘I’m bored’ and midnight snack raids, here we come.