I Love Summer!

Dress Up!

I dread having to change clothes . . . but they can play dress-up every single day, over and over again. Friends and cousins come over and most of them love to play dress up. Good thing we have tons!

Hiking!

We are so lucky to live in an area with beautiful nature and state parks seconds away from our home.

Slip -n- Slide!

Who doesn't love that? Sure beats the homemade one we tried with Hefty bags when we were kids!

Sidewalk Chalk

Our budding artists can create masterpieces over and over again.

Catching Lizards

We have lizards that are commonly found around our home. We affectionately name them "Larry".

BEACH!

Every Thursday is beach day and several wards/friends show up. It's wonderful to always have a group of friends who you know will always be there and there are plenty of kids to play with.

Building Sandcastles, digging holes, searching for sandcrabs . . .
and playing in the sand some more. Of course that's after body surfing and Boogie Boarding for hours.

I love the lazy days of summer. No rush for school in the morning, no strict routine and bedtime, no homework, no assigments due, no deadlines. Fun, activities, bike riding, swimming all day, libraries (for fun!), bake days with friends, running back and forth to and from neighbor's homes making up games and planning creative activities. Staying late at the beach because you can and the weather is too perfect to leave. Warm nights for playing outside until the street lights come on, staying in pajamas all morning if you want to. Going on vacation, catching up with friends far and near. Summer is a wonderful time of year!