We've
hit the sweet spot of summer, I think...
The newness and the excitement
of the first weeks of summer vacation wore off, and now we find
ourselves in the middle of hot lazy days where alarm clocks don't exist,
where we don't have to go anywhere unless
we want to, where we play with no "stop" time, and the only rule is to
take breaks for meals. I let the kids choose their own fun, and they
happily oblige. Each day they come up with new ideas, whether it's from
our summer bucket list or a completely new concept sparked by their own
imagination.
Yesterday they worked hard on making their own Lego Star
Wars video, today we visited bunnies at the farm again, tomorrow they
are making plans to set up our pool and have splash fights...We read
books and practice writing by journaling our summer adventures, but
other than that, school and its responsibilities haven't come up, and my
son finally said that he doesn't miss school anymore and wishes summer
were as long as the school year :)
We are in the middle of this awesome
summer simplicity, and I can honestly say, we are really loving these
slow paced weeks instead of the usually overpacked "fun" summer days...I
know that in just a couple of weeks the stores will replace beach towels and
patio furniture with school supplies, boots, and sweaters, and
everything will start to slowly whirlpool around the "back to school" stuff...
So for now, we are going to fully enjoy our down to earth summer
days, filled with backyard adventures, spontaneous trips to the farm or
local creameries, hard core coloring, movie watching, and playing pretend
until it's dark outside... and maybe even later, because who doesn't
love summer nights full of fireflies and s'mores?
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| summer bucket list 2015 |
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| fun with bubbles |
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| berry picking |
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| farm animals |
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| lazy summer mornings |
