Summer Chain of Events: Week 4

I know...I'm behind on my posts again.  I have valid excuses, I swear!  In the past three weeks I have finished up an internship, completed another semester of grad school, and have moved.  As you can imagine, I have been super busy. 

So without further ado, here is the update on our summer chain of events. 

Monday, Day 23: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 2

I'm sure you all already know this but the final Harry Potter movie came out on July 15th.  Justin and I went to see the movie Friday night without the kids because it's rated PG-13.  Once we saw it we decided it wasn't too scary or inappropriate so we surprised the kids on Monday by letting them see it too.  We didn't take any pictures but I can assure you that the kids LOVED IT!!!

Tuesday, Day 24: Let's Have a Car Wash

As it turns out the kids love washing cars!  This is one of those chores that you love as a kid but hate as an adult. It worked out well for everyone because I got a clean car and we all had a blast.

Wednesday, Day 25: Let's Feed the Birds

While we were in Tennessee we collected some pinecones specifically with this purpose in mind.  We bought some peanut butter and birdseeds, found some yarn, and got to work. Once we were done making them we wrapped them up and put them in the fridge to save for the new house. 

Thursday, Day 26: A Day at Tom Brown Park

Tom Brown Park is one of the largest parks in tallahassee and has a great kids playground.  So on Wednesday of our fourth week of summer we headed to the park.

Friday, Day 27: Picnic Lunch with Daddy!!!

Justin's branch is in Southwood which happens to have a nice park and playground.  On Friday we packed lunch and picked Justin up for his break.  We all went to the park and tried to enjoy our lunch as the gnats tried to invade our space.  After lunch the kids played and even though they whined and complained about the bugs, if you ask them now it's one of their favorite events from the chain. 

Saturday, Day 28: The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab

The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab is in Panacea, about 45 minutes from our house.  We headed there to check out all the marine life they have to offer.  McKayla had been there on a field trip before so she was very excited to show us around.  The kids loved seeing the sea creatures and getting to touch and feel many of them. 

Sunday, Day 29: Sidewalk Chalk

Well...we were going to do sidewalk chalk on Sunday but we were also going to the beach so we ran out of time and never did it.  You see, the activity on each link is not the only thing we do that day.  We usually incorporate the activity into our very full day of other activities.  So on Sunday, there just wasn't time for the chalk.  So we spent the day at the beach with our friend Meghan (who the kids love) and enjoyed every minute of it. So much so that the kids completely forgot about the chalk :-)