Summer Fun - Week 1

Summer Fun - Week 1
This week, we went to the park, made GAK, had a family BBQ/water party to celebrate the 4th of July, hit the library, enjoyed some Krispy Kreme, and saw the movie Brave!  
FUN WEEK!  
Here are pictures of a couple of the activities.

Making GAK 

(a.k.a Flubber)

This was SO fun, and kept the girls occupied for hours.  We put it in a bag, and they came back later in the day to play with it again.   It was still good by the end of the week, and they have gotten it out a few more times as well.  AWESOME time occupier!

Cousin Joel joined us for a little while too

Family BBQ/Water Party/4th of July
(This REALLY could - and should - be a post by itself...but I'm too lazy.)
We went over to my brother and sister-in-law's house for a little get together.  The kids had SO MUCH FUN running around the huge yard, and we enjoyed visiting on their nearly completed deck as well.  I took over 80 pictures of this little party...so consider yourself lucky that I am only posting this many!

Cute cousins (just missing the Phillips girls and the babies)

Grandma and Baby J.

Miss Molly chillin' with Marty

Sara's birthday was a few days earlier.
She didn't want cake, she wanted watermelon. 
So watermelon she had!

Steve stole my camera...posting this is payback

Marty perfected his "child bowling". 

Ben and Sara's almost completed deck. 

Starting the fireworks

Excited to pick their own firework for Grandpa to light

Glow bracelets!

Kind of loud

The "ninny row" as Grandma called it.
I don't think Sara should be included in that however.

 Krispy Kreme

This day ended up being crazy (took Addison to the doctor for swimmers ear thanks to all the water parties) so Marty ended up taking the 3 older girls when he got home from work and was kind enough to take these pictures with his phone.  He said Addison was being a huge ham the whole time.

Brave
While going to a movie theater isn't typically free or cheap (as I had said I was aiming to achieve), we had a sweet hookup that made it fit the bill.  I personally thought the movie was GREAT.  My girls really liked it, but did think it was a bit scary in parts.  I will agree with that...it got a little intense at times.  In fact, both Claire and Brielle screamed at one point and grabbed my arms, and Addison started asking to go home.  But all in all, great movie.  We even got away without buying any concessions by sneaking goodie bags in (shhhhh...don't tell).

Even though this was just Week 1 of our summer fun, I have to say it's going well and helping us not sit around staring at each other wondering what to do.  The girls (Brielle in particular) ask every morning what's on the calendar, or go see for themselves.  It also helps to be a GREAT motivator for them to get chores done.

Here's hoping week 2 is as fun!