It is incredibly hot in Arizona in the summer, so we have to find ways to keep ourselves occupied and as much out of the heat as possible. One way is to meet the local wildlife!
Or to catch a fish! (McKay has actually caught a ton of fish in his life--it's like they can't wait to see him).
Perhaps play a little minute-to-win-it (Logan won!)
Although McKay put up a good fight.
Then we go to about any story time available.
Logan's not a big fan of the Wizard of Oz, but he sure likes lions!
We also did the library summer reading program--which has a superhero theme. It didn't take us long to finish all of our reading.
We hit the movies with Julie every week.
And McKenna stole everyone's shoes. All. Summer. Long.
There were many days we went to the splashpad to cool off.
And made sure to style appropriately.
The library Star Wars day was amazing! We had yoda soda, pretzel light sabers, and played some games.
The boys also had a little Summer Camp program. Pirate day was particularly fun.
To encourage reading I started a family Book Club. This summer we all read the Lightning Thief. It was sweet to hear their ideas on the book.
This is the before picture. The after picture is not so smiley.
Of course, no summer would be complete without dressing up like a cow on Cow Appreciation Day.
McKenna practiced her wave to get ready for the Fourth of July Kids Parade.
I let the boys each have a day on the climbing wall. They scaled right up it just like little monkeys.
They attacked the wall. Since it was indoors and I was sitting, I was okay with them climbing until they tired themselves out.
All in all a successful summer break!
