Summer Fun

 Well, summer vacation is coming to an end.  I go back to work tomorrow and the kids will go back next week.  I will miss these lazy summer days, but at the same time I am happy to be getting back into a routine.  This post serves as a reflection of some of the things that the kids and I did this summer.



We saw a couple of movies and even made it to the drive-in once.  Our favorite was Finding Dory- such a cute movie.

The kids participated in the summer reading program at the library.  Each week they read books and logged those in for prizes.  The library also hosted weekly events, but we were only able to participate in one of these special programs.  The program we went to featured a man known locally as THE expert on all things Okefenokee.  He spoke to the kids about wildlife found in the swamp.  He had couple of tables full of animal shells, skins, bones, and other things.  It was very interesting.  I think the highlight for the kids was being able to touch hardened alligator poop.  They all giggled and said "gross", but at the same time they all wanted to touch it.

 In July the Pokemon Go app was released, and the kids (and Brian) have been trying to "catch'em all" ever since.  As I type this, the kids are outside looking for Pokemon.  I don't know much about this, but I do know that when Brian says "I'm going to the gym" he means he's going down the road to the church parking lot because that is where the Pokemon gym is.

We used our season passes to visit Wild Adventures / Splash Island. Owen was finally tall enough to ride the Twisted Typhoon roller coaster, so he was excited about that. He was also tall enough to ride all of the water slides in Splash Island, so no more sitting out for him.

 Mama said that there were a bunch of sparklers left over from Quincy's wedding, so we met up at Granny's house on the fourth of July to use up the last of them.  The kids really liked doing this.

 The kids and I also made a day trip over to Saint Simon's Island for a fun day at Neptune Park.  We had a nice lunch, swam in the pool, played on the playground, and walked around the park (looking for Pokemon).  This was our "last hurrah" trip of the summer, and we had a great time.

Even though summer vacation is over, summer isn't.  We are going to have at least another month (maybe even two) of insanely hot weather.  Hopefully we'll be able to keep cool.