Photo Friday

I am so excited about being in the kitchen this summer. So are the kids. We have fresh blueberry muffins in the oven baking as I type this post. My precious 8 yr old did most of the work. She loves to help me in the kitchen.

This summer I want to let them cook a couple nights a week. I'd love to do an international theme every week. My son is really into Greek mythology (thanks to the Percy Jackson series) and I know he'd love a Greek week. My daughter loves to bake. So, I'll probably have a dessert week especially for her.

I should probably get to work putting this together for them. We're going to run out of summer days real quick. Time flies when you're able to have fun!

If you're a mom, having to entertain the kids all summer, what kind of summer ideas have you come up with to keep them busy and learning?

Chain for Daddy

Today we're making a prayer/countdown chain for daddy. My 8 yr old is organized and eager to get this project started. We thought a red/white/blue theme would be good, but then she found all these fantastic colors.
I'm currently cutting 365 strips of paper to chain link together. Every night, we'll tear one off, say a prayer and thank God we're one day closer to Daddy returning home.