If I could be a Child in the Summer Again....

I loved the summertime growing up! I especially loved the feeling you'd get that last day of school. The days grew longer and there were no rules about getting homework done or being in bed at a certain time. We'd stay outside until the mosquitoes had eaten us to a pulp and we couldn't see each other anymore!

Yesterday, while Ryder and I were outside, I caught a glimpse of what it was like to be a child in the summer again. It made me wonder if I went back and did it all over, would there be anything I could do differently to make it even better than I remember? He gave me a few ideas:

I guess I could have pretended to be a Dog and drink water from my "Bowl".

I could have challenged my strength and endurance a little more by always insisting on climbing up the slide while wet instead of using the stairs to get to the top.

I could have challenged my brain a little more by trying to fix the leak under my Dad's Ice Chest.

I could have eaten chocolate chip cookies, then lay in the grass looking up in the sky, contemplating what I could do next that would be better than this.

I could have looked for treasure in a banana tree forest.

I could have smiled this big!

We hope you all are having a wonderful start to your summer! We are enjoying every minute of it here!