Summer Loves

I love summer! Its my childhood love, in the pool by 9, picnics, bbq's, catching fireflies, sidewalk chalk, long walks-- I love how it smells, tastes, the sounds, I love it all! I think my little girl feels the same way; even though if you ask her she will tell you she wants it to snow because she really loves frosty! LOL. This is the 1st week in awhile that I have been able to get back in my groove, days full of fun. I thought I would share a couple ideas I have found that were a hit!

I introduce anthropologist Karly. We had been learning & reading about how scientist sometimes have to dig up bones & I found this great idea. Take a tub fill it with water & drop in any little objects you can find: shells, crayons, figurines, anything! I gave it a couple tools & she went to work 'digging'. She loved it!

"If You Give a Mouse A Cookie" DAY. This is one of my daughter's favorite books. I bet I read it at least once a day. Probably because she shares the same love of cookies! I cut out circles for cookies (I was out of brown paper :(  and numbered the cookies. Picked up a bag of M&M's and Had her count out the #'s of M&M's... Oh & of course for every cookie she counted right she got some M&M's for herself ;) Later we baked cookies in "C" shapes. While the cookies were baking she drew a picture & we hung it on the fridge with scotch tape just like the story, she thought it was SO funny that we were doing everything the Mouse did in the story. Very entertaining :)

In honor of National IceCream Month we chased down the icecream truck! I can always hear the song but, the truck never comes down our street! I was determined to let my child experience the ice cream truck even if I had to drive to it, luckily this day it actually came down the road. Now Karly's world has been rocked! "Mommy when I get big & go to college I'm gonna be an ice cream truck driver!" LOL! Big goals ;)

Working at the Car Wash!

This was a precious moment for me! She did not know I was listening as I overheard her talking to her baby about 'water safety'. DOn't you love the baby's life jacket! Man my kid is so inventive, if only I could say she gets it from me! LOL. Definitely looks like me, acts just like Daddy! I'm not complaining she is bound to be successful with those genes :)

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer as much as we are!