Friday school was out, and Thade had his best buddy coming over for the day. The kids had an awesome time, and it was fun having a house full of kiddos.
We’ll have to plan a few more Summer play-dates soon.
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Books and Books
Thade has almost reached his goal of reading one hundred books for the Blooming Reader program at school. As of yesterday he was at number ninety one. I am really proud of my big kid for setting a goal and getting it done too.
He had me gather up all the books he hadn’t read yet for him to read last weekend.
Dylan also wanted a bin of books too. He is anxious to start reading. We will be working on it this Summer.
Of course Agnes needed a little bin too. Her bin is filled with board books. She loves to flip through them, and then say “the end”.
After the weekend…
Thade made a pretty good dent in his bin. I’m sure he will meet his goal this weekend.
Thinking Of Summer
School isn’t even out yet, and already the Summer boredom has arrived… Oh goodness, time to think of something to do with these little ones.
I’ll admit it, last Summer was rough. We had a rather warm Summer, and we were indoors most days. It can be a bit tricky keeping everyone happy and busy when the temps start to rise.
One fun indoor thing to do in rain or Summer shine is have an indoor picnic. My kids love this, and have a blast watching a favorite movie while having a picnic lunch.
The kids also love to build forts. If you look extra close, you can spot Dylan hiding out in this fort. Forts are a fun indoor activity, and the little ones love having a tiny space that is all their own.
Blocks are also great for keeping the kids entertained indoors. All three of my kids love to build with blocks, and well, Agnes loves to knock them over.
When the weather cooperates, I love to have to kiddos outdoors playing in the backyard, or helping in the garden. They also love to go for walks.
We like to take walks around our neighborhood, and then walk to a few nearby neighborhoods too. We also have a great walking track that isn’t too far from us that the kids love to visit. I like to walk there in the evenings, just as the sun is getting ready to set.
Going for walks is a lot of fun, and the kids always spot something new when we are out and about.
In May and June there are a few more things to do…
The Farmer’s Market opens downtown, and there are lots of shops to visit.
We also have a big Summertime festival in early June. The kids love to go to the parade, and visit the festival to ride the Trolley. I just hope it isn’t too warm…
One thing I am always on the lookout for is local activities that are free. This one can be a bit tricky, but here are two of my favorites.
We love to walk to the Library. It isn’t too far of a walk from our house, and you can’t beat a free activity.
Dylan likes to bring along his binoculars on the walk. He loves to look for birds, bugs, leaves, and flowers too.
I always bring along a tote bag to carry home lots of books for the kids. Thade is a great reader, and I want him to keep up with his reading this Summer. I love to read to Dylan and Agnes too, they love to bring home books from the Library.
My last favorite local freebie is to visit the Fort. It is a national historic site, and it is very pretty in the Summertime.
The kids like to stroll through the prairie grass trail, and see what they can find.
The Fort is a fun place to spend the afternoon, and the kids get a bit of exercise too.
So what are some of your favorite ways to keep Summer boredom away?
Rainy Day Projects
We have several days of rain ahead of us. Since we can’t be outside working in the garden, I’m working on a few projects indoors.
With just a few weeks left before school is out. I am determined to get the boys room organized, and their closet cleaned out too. I rearranged their room just a bit this morning, and did some light cleaning. There is a lot of stuff in that room. I’m going to have my work cut out for me.
I also (finally) gave Agnes a hair-cut. It turned out super cute too!
I’m spending the rest of the afternoon catching up on the laundry, and prepping the shopping list for the weekend. I’m ready for a few days off, and maybe a little break in the weather too. The kiddos are growing tired of being stuck indoors.
Weekend Happenings
This week is crazy busy, so I didn’t do too much over the weekend.
We put a quilt out on the fence on Friday and Saturday. March is “Voices From The Quilts Month” in our little town, and we are on the Trolley route, so I wanted to have a quilt out too. I think it looked pretty cute out on the fence.
This weekend the Rodeo was also in town. This is a weekend I absolutely dread… There was no parking on our block, and constant noise and car alarms through Sunday night. I’m glad the rodeo has finally left town.
The kiddos had fun wearing Dylan’s cowboy hat though.
Saturday we ventured out for a bit, and yes when we got home, we didn’t have a parking spot thanks to three gigantic pick-up trucks…
But alas,
I had on a cute Spring dress because the weather was amazing.
We went grocery shopping which wasn’t fun, but it had to be done.
We grabbed lunch while we were out, and that was awesome. I’m now hooked on the Dorito Tacos, they are dangerously delicious.
Sunday was a bit of a bummer…
The pretty weather vanished, and the rain moved in, and daylight savings time arrived too.
I don’t think anyone was in a good mood on Sunday.
Agnes had fun coloring on my desk, and screaming “Yellow” every two seconds.
Daylight savings wasn’t treating me too kind, so I gave up and took a nap.
This week we have something going on every single day, and the kids are on Spring Break as soon as Friday rolls around. Oh goodness it is going to be a long two weeks over here…