We are 2 weeks out of school around here and Lily and I have already been on a mini vacation, joined the summer reading challenge at the library and been working on readying the pool.
This pool business is nuts. It's not even a large pool and I just can't seem to balance it. Time to really get to work and take some samples to the pool store and give them more money lol. But seriously, we haven't gotten any use out of it yet and it's so sad.
We joined the summer reading challenge together and we are working diligently on learning some sight words and practicing other reading skills. She can already read fairly well and I'm really proud of her. She wants so badly to be able to read big books on her own. I made some flash cards for her and we practice sentences and some of the larger/more difficult sight words.
Lily and I just returned from a 3 day trip to Mackinac and it was a blast!! It was a trip she earned for Girl Scouts from selling cookies. We got to stay in a nice hotel right on the beach of Lake Huron, went to the water park a few times, got to shop in Mackinaw City a few times, have picnics on the beach, got to Mackinac Island for a day with carriage rides, ferry rides, shopping and site seeing. We also went across the bridge to go to Castle Rock, the Mystery Spot and see a laser show. Things I remember getting to do as a little girl and it was so precious to me.
As we rode the ferry to and from the Island I just watched her and took some pictures. Just being able to watch her take it all in was amazing!!! It was breathtaking watching the water and her innocent little face, hair blowing in the wind while thanking God for making me her mother and giving us the opportunities we get. It was a big trip, but that little moment was my absolute favorite of the entire trip.
Now this week we are getting ready for one of my nieces to come and visit. Our oldest niece, Emily. Lily loves Emily like a sister and she will be here to visit for an entire week. I am super excited. When Emily was a baby, before Lily obviously, I used to go and bring her back to visit for days at a time. I love that girl so much. I am trying to plan fun stuff for these girls to do, some swimming, an Easter Seal walk and trips to the zoo. It's going to be another blast and that leads us up to the day before our 1st week long family vacation. It's a big surprise for Lily so I won't go into any details right now so that way she doesn't accidentally find out from someone who read about it. The end of that unbelievable vacation takes me up to a week before Beachbody Coach Summit in Nashville. I'm excited to hear some top coaches share their stories, ones that I haven't heard about and hoping to get some great ideas to help me in my quest to inspire change in others.
So, like I said whirlwind summer. I can't wait to tell you about the upcoming events and how wonderful they turn out!!!
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