Summer is here!

A few weeks ago Piper and I went to the Rocky River spray park. This week we got a pool pass and went to an opening ice cream social. We’ve also signed up Piper for swim lessons. It’s a group class with parent participation. It will be good to get some good pool time in, what with my belly getting so heavy and everything.

Coming up in July Rocky River hosts a family day called River Days. It will have a kid’s bike parade, basketball tournament, food, crafts, inflatables, and clowns.

A local movie theater is also hosting free movie days for kids. Every Tuesday and Wednesday they show G-rated and PG-rated movies. We’ll probably go see Horton Hears a Who and maybe Happy Feet. Piper’s never been to movie so I figure that by going to a movie that she’s seen before, then she’ll be more likely to pay attention.

For the next six months we’re splitting a share of organic produce from a local farm with some friends. We’ve had two loads so far and we’ve had beets, rhubarb, green leaf lettuce, kale, strawberries, eggs, bread, and maple syrup. I made a fantastic strawberry rhubarb crumb cake. It was so, so good. This is in addition to the herbs, tomatoes, carrot seeds and strawberries we planted three weeks ago.

We’re looking forward to the summer. How about you?

Piper was seriously flirting with this kid. She would stare at him and try to get him to wave or smile at her. Oh no, it begins.

Piper and Ellie at the pool enjoying ice cream