“Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.”
Isaac Asimov

I hear ya, Isaac!!

 One of the cool things about living in our city is that there’s a seemingly endless list of cool things to do.  In that vein, day one was spent downtown in the “shadow” of the Arch.

We found a lovely patch of shade and the Lord was gracious with the breezes – it was the perfect setting for a picnic.

I have to make a confession.  I was in charge of thinking for outings and such and I worked in a couple of our summer bucket list items. Don’t think of it as manipulative, think of it as imaginative or resourceful!

While we ate we memorized Psalm 119:11, “I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” There were hand motions and a little lesson teaching the meaning of the verse before we ate little Bible cookies (yep, Kitty, I DID IT) (Thanks, Pinterest!).  We hid those little guys away in our tummies. . .

It was getting really warm and the troops were getting restless, so we gathered our things and trooped up the street past children playing in the fountain

and made our way to Citygarden – “An Urban Oasis in Downtown”.

This was my first time going here and I have to say it was super fun.  Little had refused to wear her bathing suit that morning and she certainly regretted it; wet clothes are heavy.  Still, fun was had by ALL.

In March my friend, Regan, had me pull out my calendar and look to see what camps our kids could go to together.  I laugh that I am organized but I have to admit that I had never thought that far ahead for summer commitments before.  The last week of June ended up completely blank and I haphazardly said, “We should have Camp LuthinLighter that week!”  (Her last name and mine mushed together)  She wrote it on her calendar and I started to get excited.  In March.  Good grief.

It turned out that each day had a lesson to teach (that was Regan’s job), a craft to do and snack to eat (thanks, Pinterest!).  Most days there was also an outing to somewhere in the city.  Everyone, even eleven month old JH, got a t-shirt printed with the logo from above.  Due to unexpected visitors, a change of date on a house closing, and an extreme heat wave, the week looked differently than we planned BUT it was a good week.  A really good week. My kiddos had a blast!

Week’s Plan: