Simon's Top 6 Things So Far This Summer (and a couple challenges)
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The good stuff:
1. Flying on the airplane with Mom to Chicago to meet Dad.
2. Attending Nathaniel's birthday party yesterday at this very cool gym with lots of trampolines and places to run and jump and climb and bounce. He also loved that some of his buddies from school were there. One of my favorite parts was watching them play hide + seek.
3. Flying kites with Grandpa at the coast (especially flying them off the deck while hanging out in the hot tub).
4. Light sabers, light sabers, light sabers (and currently working for a storm trooper costume) and Star Wars, Star Wars, Star Wars.
5. Going to the local outdoor swimming pool.
6. Riding the school bus in the mornings to summer school. During kindergarten he just rode the bus home after school and we drove him in the mornings. We decided to give it a try and he loves it - got right on the first day no problem and was actually excited that the bus was going to come pick him up.
And just a couple challenges:
1. Not getting to wear his mask while he goes down the slide at the outdoor swimming pool.
2. Adjusting to a new schedule and a new friend who comes over to play with him in the afternoons.
3. Too much Star Wars. When he gets frustrated he has started pretending to take us out with the light sabers. Previously he utilized Harry Potter spells on us when he got upset. The spells still pop out from time to time.
And man, he is getting so tall. It's pretty amazing how much he has grown over the last year in so many different ways. Such an awesome kid.
As for me, right now I am back into the Harry Potter books full force. I finished up The Goblet of Fire (#4) last week and am already half way through The Order of the Phoenix (#5). I am really excited to get on to the next books that have not yet been released as movies.
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Hey Ali!
Glad Simon's summer is going well! I, too, was excited to read all of the Harry Potter books...you'll love them!
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Heh heh . . . I am sitting here listening to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" on tape for the hundredth time as I type this. (If you haven't listened to Jim Dale reading these on audio, I urge you to run to the library and check them out. They are amazing! So much fun.)
Glad Simon is having such a great summer!
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Simon is growing so much. Seeing him in pictures like this one. Thank you for sharing. And those Harry Potter books are such fun reading! :) I loved having them as summer books. I miss them. :) Have a great day!
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I'm back from vacation and obviously have missed much on your blog. I've got a lot to catch up on, don't I? LOL
Glad Simon is having a wonderful summer and he's obviously made a lot of progress. Wonderful that he loves the bus so much. It'll make first grade so much easier for all of you.
Sue
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I always love when you post pictures of Simon. He has something so incredibly special in his eyes. There is a magic twinkle that is so noticable in his photographs. You and your husband have done an amazing job with everything. Simon was blessed in so many ways to have the two of you as his parents and his tour guides in this life. He is a happy, spirited, smart and very handsome boy.
It's funny that I have never met him but feel so compelled to know all about him. I cry for you all when things are frustrating, and I cheer when it goes well. He is like a long lost relative and someone I know.
Thank you so much for sharing this part of your life. A part so personal and intimate.
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Glad Simons summer is good - the bus is awesome - Brody loves taking the bus to school and coming home on it!! Brody did a summer camp last week for the 1st time, and other than the 1st day being not good - he did amazing after that.
Gotta read those Harry Potter books!!
Have a great day.
Nicky
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So glad Simon is loving summer! The Harry Potter books are one of my favorites! I have re read all 7 of them once a year - hee hee!
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Love the top 6, I need to do with my son. I like the idea of the challenges as well.
Would you put both on a scrapbook page together? I struggle with how much to write about challenges, but want to keep it real.
So glad Simon is having a good summer.
Jess
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Hmm, wouldn't it be great if we actually could just whip out a spell or a hex or something when things weren't going our way? I'm gearing up to re-start the Harry Potter series (I read the 7th one so quickly - in order to avoid spoilers - that I really want to re-read the series again).
Uh, can you tell I don't have children yet?
:) Becky
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QUICK QUESTION ABOUT OVERLAYS
Hi Ali,
love, lovE, loVE, lOVE, LOVE your blog! Love that you share soooo much on a regular basis! What a great influence you are in the scrap world.
Question: I downloaded some of your overlays and learned how to add them to photos. However, they are dark/bold enough to show up well when I print the picture out. I converted it to white and put it on a darker photo. Is there a way to "bold" or "brighten" (when white) and "bold" and "darken" (when black)? I love them and want to use them, but it just doesn't look right when printed. Thanks so much!
Tina
PS I just bought your Life Artist book on Saturday! Great job! I'm highly recommending it to all of my friends!
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Me too... I just rented the audio book on Half Blood Prince and I am listening to it while I am reading it together. The reader on the audio book is really good. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I do.
Gigi
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Ahh, it's nice to know my son is not the only Star Wars obsessed child out there. His daddy has his own Talking lightsaber to "fight back" with, so we're immune from bad "dark side" mojo from Brian!
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Harry Potter rules! And so does Starwars! And hey, Luke had a go at his dad with his lightsaber also! ;-)
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Take an airplane to MN and see the Star Wars exhibit at our Science museum!:)
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So awesome! My DH and I are reading Harry Potter together at night, and are currently in #5 also. I've read them before, but it's so fun re-reading them with him.
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Oh Ali....hurry up before the movie comes out! You don't want to get anything spoiled before the movie trailers come out....snicker!
I have 5 kiddos and 3 out of 5 have made the HP trek with me. It's a good thing, like Martha always says. ;)
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My son loves "Star Wars" so I had a chuckle re: light sabers as a reaction to something unwanted/unwelcome. He uses them on his younger sisters, who use them back. Just one big, force-filled family! I, however, would prefer the hexes!! You'll love the last two books...it makes me want to re-read them this summer. They are simply brilliant.
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What a cool summer Simon is having!
Enjoy Harry Potter! I love those books...I've read them all too many times.
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Kite flying from a hot tub-now that is cool!
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If you can get hold of the Stephen Fry read British audiobooks, they are much better than the Jim Dale ones! Complete and unabrdiged, and with the best character voices, I think they are better than the films or even reading the book yourself! Email me if you need help finding them!
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