Although summer does not technically start until June 21st, we eagerly welcomed it here at casa de phillips. This morning we headed out to one of our local parks to soak up some sun (after applying SPF 60) where Isaac repeatedly called a new friend "Oprah" despite the fact the child's nanny kept reminding him the child's name was "Owen." Evelyn was obsessed over inspecting every tiny particle on the equipment, before screeching, "It's a bug, Mommy! It's a bug!" (Likely due to the fact she spied a bug in our bathroom last week, which apparently has caused such a fascination/fear of all little creatures).
Our summer is off to a pretty glamorous start, huh?
Preschool is on break for three months, the local pool opened its doors on Saturday, and the bottles of SPF 60 are lining the counters by both doors. We are ready to enjoy some sun, some learning, a bit of downtime, and a lot of adventure here at casa de phillips.
I hope that each of you has something exciting planned for this summer, from perhaps a big trip to maybe just chilling in the backyard with your own family. I have been working on our summer schedule these past few days, getting everything ready so I do not lose my mind attempting to entertain two little ones. Our schedule this year (which I will post later this week) includes swim lessons, a weekly field trip, mini-lessons on reading for Isaac and letter recognition for Evelyn, and a concentration on learning the Fruits of the Spirits (which will be a weekly series on this blog, beginning NEXT Monday). I am sure countless numbers of Popsicles will be consumed in between all of that and many treks to our favorite pool will be made.
As a way to celebrate the beginning of this new season, I am giving away a $25 gift certificate to Ecostore USA. If you would like a chance to win this great gift certificate (which you can use to purchase a wide variety of great, earth friendly products), please leave a comment that tells about a plan/idea/event you and your family have for the upcoming summer. Comments will be closed on Thursday evening and a winner will be randomly selected on June 5th, 2009. Share with this little blogging community your ideas for summer and have a chance at winning a really great prize!
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Oh boy, I want to win! I want to win...My competitive spirit is out!
Tate will learn all about the process of moving homes this summer. That will be interesting. Along with swim lessons and the "letter of the day" from Notimeforflashcards.com.
Hi there,
I got here via Heather (My Blessed Family). We go to church together.
I would love to win this gift certificate! Thanks so much!
We are also off of pre-school for the next three months. We will start it all off with some swimming lessons and some gymnastics as well. Our library has some wonderful summer programs for kids beyond just the normal story hour. We are excited about the zoo, taking a few road trips, and Jason and I going on a grown-up vacation to Taos.
I have this site bookmarked but have never bought from it.....would LOVE to win!!
We are doing lots of fun things here- trips to the library, parks in our area, weekly NRH2O visits, our weekly movie at Harkins (it's a fabulous deal...only $5 for the whole summer and you get 10 movies for that price. Our day is Thursdays), playdates with friends, one Camp Invention camp for Hudson, VBS, a few trips down to the river house, Let's Jump (when it's 900 degrees in July and we need a place indoors)......
Can I play even if I don't have kids? This weekend I'm going to Panama City Beach with a friend, leaving my hubby and puppy alone (and hoping both somehow get fed)...then after Michael finishes summer school at the end of July, we're leaving the pup with my mom (she's thrilled) and we're heading to Colorado Springs to see my brother and his fam. We're going to do some indoor skydiving while we're there!
we dig a hole to compost non meat scraps then Dig another the next and fill in the old. There is less waste water and we as a Bonus have tons of worms feeding our plants and loosening the soil
We're still working on our list, but I hope to have it up and posted soon. It won't be nearly as cool as yours (I have list envy), but we'll do some fun things!
Hope I win!
Major events of our summer include swimming lessons for Casen (in order for this to happen, Casen, Keaton and I will be spending a week visiting my parents, who have a pool); a trip to Red River, NM, with my parents and many others in my extended family; and accompanying Scott to a conference in Chicago WITHOUT Casen or Keaton. On a smaller scale, we will do our usual library story times, playdates, parks, walks, zoo trips, etc. We will also try to mooch off of friends who have pools, perhaps take a weekend trip to somewhere fun, and, who knows, maybe I will be inspired to start something organized and educational too.
Well this is exciting I love a good randomly selected contest. This summer we will be visiting
NRH2O as much as possible. We gave up our zoo passes this year b/c I just don't think I should be doing that much walking. Also, we may be visiting you b/c I am starting my specialist appts and they are right by your house. I can't be that close and not come by and say hi. =)
Oops! Duh... I forgot to tell my plans for the summer. Does this mean I'm disqualified? Because you never mentioned anything about having to meet some kind of basic IQ/direction following criteria. Just sayin'.
Anyhoo, my plans for the summer include lots of popsicles, sunscreen, insect repellant, and probably a fair amount of saying, "Go BACK outside with that... WHAT is that thing?!" and "Who put another wet pool towel in the bottom of the hamper?"
I found your blog through my friend Jordan. This is my first summer with toddlers (twins) and I am planning a few activities like the zoo, swimming, playing outside, playdates, and many other things. I LOVE your blog and your schedules. :)
hope I win!!!
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