Would you believe we have already been out of school for a week?!

It is so nice to have my kids home for the summer.

{For those of you that think I’m crazy – remember – I was a full time working outside the home mama. This is the first summer that I’ve been home for a very long time and I am going to soak in every moment!}

Last summer, my husband did an amazing job keeping the kids away from what we call ‘screen time’. Screen time includes televisions, computers and ipads.

This summer I wanted to establish the same expectations with the kids.

We’ll call week one – Reading Week.

Day one – we went to Barnes & Nobles to sign up for the kids summer reading program. The hot chocolate and cookies didn’t exactly hurt 🙂

Day two – we went to the public library to learn about their summer events and sign up for their toddler programs.

Day three through five – we practiced at home. We read the books we had chosen for at least thirty minutes each day.

I didn’t get to sneak in any reading time, but I am hoping to very, very soon.

Happy Summer,

Kate