July 7th

What a day!

4 obscure holidays all in one!  Today was a blast.  Let me give you the low down.

The day started with a trip to the Farmer's Market.  Ah.  I love that place.  I made it out with only a small bag of carrots from some family friends although I was tempted by a lot of other scrumptious looking produce.  Then my mom, sister, and I went and got haircuts!  Woo.  I've been needing one of those for a little while.  Just a trim and some fresh layers but it was definitely needed.

Of course Logan is in the background (: He is pretty darn cute though!

After haircuts we had to come home and play with our new hair. My brother Jonathon took us all to the library where I scored some brilliant CDs.  Frank Sinatra, Gershwin, Cecilia Bartoli, Manhatten Transfer, and the opera Carmen.  I love good music.  This week will be full of good listening.

 
The library trip was followed by some chillaxin'.  Then some Saturday grocery shopping.  When we arrived home we started a fire in the backyard and made some good ol' fashioned tin foil dinners.  Nom nom nom.  Marinated chicken, potatoes, and corn.  It was delightful.  And this picture is priceless.  Ha. Gotta love the siblings.  

After enjoying dinner we decided we should begin the true celebration.  We pulled out some butcher paper and put it on the lawn.  Then we got some of our cherries we purchased at the orchard and had our own International Cherry Pit Spitting contest.  It took awhile to get good, but we had a blast!  

 Finally we went back to our trusty dusty fire pit and pulled out all the traditional Smore making supplies to celebrate CHOCOLATE DAY.  I mean could any day be better?  Really? A whole day dedicated to chocolate...it doesn't get better than that.  It was the perfect ending to a truly wonderful day.

 We had to postpone Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day because Dad spent the whole day working on the backyard and he was quite worn out.  We decided to give him a break.

And the last holiday...Tell the Truth Day.  Well here is the first truth that comes to mind:  God lives!  It is true.  I know it with all my heart.  And most importantly He loves each of us more than we can comprehend.  He is always there for us and He hears and answers prayers.  Don't doubt that!

(:

July 6th - National Fried Chicken Day

Alright!  Here we are with the very first day of summer fun and obscure holidays.  (:

Today started off with a Zumba class for me.  Then I went straight to the church orchard with the fam for some good ol' service.  We worked for about an hour picking apricots. On our way out we stopped by the orchard office and purchased some cherries for $0.75/lb!  woo!  Those will be wonderful for tomorrow (International Cherry Pit Spitting Day) Then we went to Costco for some gas and groceries.  After the shopping we did some normal routine chores and carting siblings from one job to another.  Then we purchased the "Fried Chicken."  We went with the chicken strips but they were still fried!  So it totally counts!  Throw in some rolls, potato wedges, potato chips, watermelon, cantaloupe, corn on the cob, BBQ sauce, and ice cold milk and we were set!
Nom nom nom.

What a great start!  And...it only gets better from here on out.  

Tomorrow's holidays are:  

Chocolate Day

Father-Daughter Take a Walk Day

Tell the Truth Day

International Cherry Pit Spitting Day

Summer Fun Plan

Well hello!

It's been awhile.  I don't really have a good excuse for not writing except for the fact that I had school, I am not a very entertaining writer, and that I haven't had much of anything to write about. But that is all about to change....

I've been tired of not doing anything with my life this summer.  I mean I have been doing something obviously, but I want to have more fun with my siblings.  So here is the plan!  

I looked up all the obscure holidays in the next two months of summer vacation.  I'm stoked.  Who knew there were so many cool ones?  Not me!  So! I am going to be celebrating each and every one that is applicable or entertaining to small children and myself.  I want to blog about the adventures we have!  It shall be a grand adventure.  Or in the words of one of my favorite Pixar movies....

"Adventure is out there!"

(: