In the Storm

100 Days of Summer - Go to the Movies

 
John and Jarrod have been itching to go to the movies. We've just been busy and haven't been able to coordinate a time. Since the boys are off to camp this week I figured we needed to hit at least one item off of our 100 Days of Summer - things to do list before camp. So I surprised them with tickets to the newest Transformers 3 - 3D movie at the Regal cinemas. Their first words getting in the van after the movie, "Awesome movie," followed by a thumbs up.

I haven't been scrapping much lately so I thought I would with some of our activities as we go. Did this one Saturday morning. Quick and fun!

100 Days of Summer 2011 - Join a Summer Reading program

 
While we were at the library yesterday the boys joined their Summer Reading program. All they need to do is record the names of the books, magazines, comic books, etc. that they read or read-a-louds and check off every 15 minutes of reading. The more they read the more opportunities they can be entered into a drawing for gift prizes. One of the prizes is a trip to Atlanta to the aquarium and zoo plus overnight stays for 4. That would be way fun! I'm so glad they've included read-a-louds because all our reading that we do together will be counted then. We are still in The Last of the Mohicans (hello!! sick here...for weeks) so the remainder of our time will apply.

We went grocery shopping yesterday and picked up a few items that we needed to fulfill a few more activities on our 100 Days of Summer 2011. Here are a few hints: lemons, menthos, chocolate bars, and marshmellows 

100 Days of Summer 2011 - Go to the Library

 
I've been sick for so long, first gall bladder attack right into pneumonia and still tired, lathargic, and coughing (hacking) but we finally made it to the library as just one of our 100 activities to do during the 100 days of summer. I'm sure this will not be our only visit though because we love the library. It is interesting that how the boys, instead of just picking out the books and checking them out they'll stand there leaning on the book racks reading the very books they're planning on checking out.

We did come home with quite the fare besides their normal Zodiac books the boys picked out those awesome DK Eyewitness books on the Wild West, Horses, and the Civil War. I found a DK Eyewitness DVD on Big Cats that I added to our learning excursion. I also added a DVD on the big Tsunami of 2004 narrated by NOVA and a couple fun DVD's that I know the boys will get a kick out of, The Alamo with John Wayne and an old favorite of mine, Clamity Jane. The boys have always loved musicals.