Summer break is officially only a month away! Yippee!!

Okay parents, what’s the plan?

I’ll tell you mine– have a carefree summer that is reminiscent of my childhood. I want to remember what it was like to be kid and then start acting like one.

Husband will [...]]]>

Summer break is officially only a month away! Yippee!!

Okay parents, what’s the plan?

I’ll tell you mine– have a carefree summer that is reminiscent of my childhood. I want to remember what it was like to be kid and then start acting like one.

Husband will be gone most of the summer working at his summer associateship…so you know what that means right!? Girls-only summer club!

I imagine us meeting each morning in our clubhouse to plan our daily adventure/expedition and then romping around the countryside. Whether its spreading out a blanket in an orchard and looking at bugs or hiking through the forest on an expedition or reading books outdoors for hours on end. Think Anne of Green Gables or Secret Garden style summer…you can come looking for us on top of Mt.Pisgah, we will be the ones wearing play clothing made out of old drapes and singing “Do-Re-Me” at the top of our lungs.

This summer will be LEGENDARY.

I have been acting way too much like a grown up this last year and I am ready to play hard this summer. The girls are totally on board with this and have already started thinking of it more like a kid boot camp for mom. For example, Raine just informed me that I will not be allowed to yell at all during the summer…ouch.

This is what I need…a busy-life, grown-up, detox. Any one with me?

We’re going to take care of the brainstorming, planning and organizing  in the next few weeks…so when school’s out we can play! I’m thinking we will plan a 8-10 week summer.

Next: Brainstorming With The Kids

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Raine had a choir performance as well which was really sweet. So this video is for Oma and Grandma Grandma! Enjoy.

Orphan Hugo Cabret lives in a wall. His secret home is etched out in the crevices of a busy Paris train station. Part-time clock keeper, part-time thief, he leads a life of quiet routine until he gets involved with an eccentric, bookish young girl and an angry old man who runs a toy booth [...]]]>

Orphan Hugo Cabret lives in a wall. His secret home is etched out in the crevices of a busy Paris train station. Part-time clock keeper, part-time thief, he leads a life of quiet routine until he gets involved with an eccentric, bookish young girl and an angry old man who runs a toy booth in the station. The Invention of Hugo Cabret unfolds its cryptic, magical story in a format that blends elements of picture book, novel, graphic novel, and film. Caldecott Honor-winning author-illustrator Brian Selznick has fashioned an intricate puzzle story that binds the reader like a mesmerist’s spell.

~ Goodreads Summary

This is seriously, seriously, a beautiful and captivating book. It took my 6-year-old daughter only 2 days to finish it’s 400 pages…and it took me a month. Last week I made myself finish it instead of just staring at the pictures each night.

Don’t let 400 pages intimidate you. It’s mostly intricate drawings which make for an incredible reading experience for readers of all ages. I highly recommend checking this one out the next time your at the library.

P.S. He just put out Wonderstruck which is done in the same format…and ‘they’ are saying that it’s even better than Hugo!

Finish anything lately? Let me know and I’ll share your project next week!

Check out these FSIS Projects by Aimee at Crafty Bug:

Bamboo Flooring

New Paint

There are a million things I should be doing RIGHT NOW. Sister’s getting married at the end of the month and I STILL haven’t made our dresses (or planned the bachelorette party… or the photos), we all need haircuts, I need to finish wrapping up my [...]]]>

There are a million things I should be doing RIGHT NOW. Sister’s getting married at the end of the month and I STILL haven’t made our dresses (or planned the bachelorette party… or the photos), we all need haircuts, I need to finish wrapping up my responsibilities with the PTO and school library, need to finish some parenting posts….and the list is getting longer EVERY DAY. AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

But I am SOOO distracted. By what you ask?

SUMMER.

It’s all I can think about! I dream about it at night and daydream about it during the day. It’s just beyond my reach and the temptation is apparently too great for me.

I can’t remember the last time I felt this much anticipation for summer. I guess it’s because I actually have a whole summer off from work while Husband works at his internship. So this summer is just a beautifully blank slate for me and the girls to dream about. Summer represents freedom– freedom from responsibilities, and I desperately crave the months of carefree openness and warmth.

And it’s not just me! The girls are in on it too, so we are constantly adding cool ideas to our rapidly growing list. They are all magical and smart, of course. Just imagine us romping around Oregon soaking up the sun all summer, making lots of new memories and discoveries!

My #1 goal for the summer: Remember what it’s like to be a kid…and then start acting like one! I think it will be good for my soul and should be pretty easy considering my only company will be two fantastic playmates.

So even though I should be doing a million other things, I have started to organize our ideas to avoid doing anything adult-like (like planning stuff) when summer actually starts. I’m thinking of writing a series documenting our process/ideas/adventures. Anyone interested?

What are you looking forward to this summer?