{last day of school surprise}

Several years ago, the very first day of school surprise water balloon fight happened--and it was awesome.  We always do something fun on the last day of school to celebrate, but that was definitely at the top of the list.  Since we can't do it every year (or it wouldn't be a surprise), I hadn't done it again since then, but I decided it was time!  I got together with a bunch of friends, and we pulled off a huge surprise that none of them saw coming...it was a blast!

We met at a large park, ate pizza, fruit, and veggies, then my friend Carolyn and I  (and Caroline tagged along too--she called the balloons "bubbles"!) headed off to a remote part of the park to set up.  We put out hundreds of water balloons in a big circle, texted our other friends that we were ready, and then laid in wait for them to come.

When they came around the corner, we let the balloons fly, and it didn't take them long to figure out what was going on, and run for the nearest bucket full of balloons.  It was so fun, and we were laughing so hard we could barely breathe.  The kids thought it was hysterical that they could get "the moms" all wet, and we thought it equally fun.

Too soon the balloons were gone, and after picking up all the pieces, we headed back to our picnic tables for popsicles and ice cream sandwiches.  It was two wonderful hours, and a perfect last day of school celebration!  We also met new friends, and spent time with friends we already knew---SO fun!