Summer Fun: Pool Time, Engineering, Sweet Treat, Adventure Saturday, Book Club, Water Parks and Bonus Movie Night

Keepin' Cool In The Pool

The best way to beat the heat! :)

Late summer we typically are either in the water or in the AC. :) Summer hibernation!

Sometimes swimming is best done in your own version of quiet so you can get along...

Tired after a RC car walk...they got a second wind eventually.

Engineering Challenges

Makin enjoyed putting together a card tower and demolishing it with his RC car for one of the Mark Rober engineering challenges.

He hasn't wanted to do as many challenges as expected but I'm happy when he does!

Sweet Treat

A couple of special ice cream treats were on the kid's summer bucket list. YUM.

Adventure Saturday - Murals, Museum, and Peach Orchard

We enjoyed a bit of art, history, and yummy food on this adventure Saturday. :)

This little-known piece of history was so fun to learn about! During WW II thousands of British pilots learned to fly at training schools in the US. (They weren't able to train at home due to the war taking place there...) This location was the first of six US training schools. It was essentially a secret training program, which is why the bus in one picture says "aviation school".

Fun Mural In Back of Bookstore

This mural depicts actual people who worked, trained, or taught at the
 No 1 British Flying Training School.

Silk Escape Maps - Pilots carried lightweight maps like these to help them find their way back to friendly lines if they were shot down over enemy territory.

Yummy Texas BBQ and live music!

Peach pie from the orchard store to enjoy when we got home!

Book Club

I have enjoyed a summer book club and we met at the library most weeks. 

Took this pic of the kids as they waited for friends to arrive. 

While the moms discussed the book, Lorelei and her friends mostly looked at books, and Makin and his friends mostly played games.

Water Parks - Hawaiian Falls (no pics) and Aquatic Center

Another item on the kid's summer bucket list!

Bonus Movie Night

We originally wanted to see this movie at the theater during their special summer movies...but I waited too long and there weren't any good seats left! So, I decided we should just have a bonus movie night as a family and watch this movie we hadn't seen yet anyway. :) It turned out to be a cute one! It was a great way to spend our last official night of summer break! 

(Yes it's very early August! I have a plan for school I'm very excited about so we are ending summer break a bit early!)