I will raise readers! It's a mantra I've really set out as a mom. Each summer we are frequent visitors to the public library and relish in the incentives that go along with their summer reading program. This summer was no different. And we were THRILLED when one afternoon we redeemed our rewards and headed over the Nothing Bundt Cakes for a small cake EACH, and then for fast food for lunch.
Also, I'm always looking for a good book for a read-aloud for our family. We noticed that the amazing book "Wonder" was set to come out as a movie this fall so it became something we read aloud as a family. The older two had already read it, but the younger two had not. We most often read while on the road to or from the lake, the hour long trip crammed into the truck can cause issues, but when everyone is distracted by listening to a book, things go better. I'll never forger reading the part in the book about when the family dog dies and we were all (ok Sam and Dad weren't) bawling.
We enjoyed some boating with our good friends Kevin and Ammon Billings....
And as it is summer, it means a reuniting of these 5 preschool buddies, we can't believe how big they're getting!
Another thing we're trying to do this summer is to do service. So one afternoon we arranged to go play our piano songs for the people at the local retirement community. We'd tried to adopt a grandparent but we had a hard time getting connected with one, so this was an alternative. I was so proud of these kids, and everyone thought I had my own piano studio, not that I was the mom of all 4 of these kids! HA!
For the 4th of July we enjoyed a family outing to go try out Top Golf and then went to see Dispicable Me 3. It was a wonderful day of using up gift cards and that was fun. Then later on we stopped by to get our Sonic milkshakes and watched fireworks with our friends the Furness'
And of course there were more boating trips....
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