Unforgettable Childhood

I made a list today of all of the amazing things I want to do with this blog.

I have good intentions, but moving and summer put together have put a hold on all of those good intentions.

As we get settled in, I hope to post on a regular schedule with all of the fun activities we have on our agenda. We are working on writing right now and this weekend we are off exploring. In the next couple of weeks we hope to visit DeSmet, South Dakota. One of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s childhood homes.

But for now, I am joining in for New Friend Friday with a few pictures of our summer fun.

I hope to see you back here at Unforgettable Childhood. The purpose of this blog was to spend quality time with my girls, creating, exploring and learning.

With the busyness of our culture today we have to be intentional with our kids. We have to take back our family time from society. We have to teach them to use their imaginations. We have to be purposeful in limiting technology time and encourage active, outdoor time.

I can’t wait to share my ideas with you in the next few weeks, but right now the sun is shining in South Dakota and we are off to play.

I couldn’t start the summer posts without a few from our trip. It was an amazing time for our family. We shared lots of laughs and a few tears. We learned quickly that meltdown was going to happen at about 3pm each day. We worked through it, took a break and kept going to we all dropped.

Disney World truly is a place that every family needs to experience at least once.

We started our second day bright and early at Sea World. We all loved it!

Next stop, Animal Kingdom. I think we voted this as one of our favorite parks of the trip.

Magic Kingdom with three girls under 10, truly a magical place!

We were glad we decided to go to Disney Hollywood Studios. Playhouse Disney was a hit for Nadia and the Rockin’ Roller Coaster was the older girls favorite ride.

Our last Disney day would not have been complete without a visit with Daisy Duck. The girls were on the lookout for her all week. Thankfully she was right past the gate when we arrived so the girls got her signature and they felt their autograph books were complete.

We also enjoyed a little time at the beach. After two days of sun, we spent the third day near the pool and a few beach umbrellas.

Now we are at Grandma and Grandpa’s and summer is in full swing with reading, gymnastics and softball. I am wishing that I had rainy day kits ready to go because the days have been filled with a lot of rain!

We have spent a lot of time inside reading. My girls love to read. I can’t wait to share more about their favorite finds so far this summer.

I am joining the fun over at The Girl Creative today. The party is 2009 Top 10 Posts. I have a variety of favorites below. A lot are parties and celebrations that we had and activities I did with the girls. Here is just a few of my favorite posts. I hope to add a lot more crafting in 2010. I need a supply trip to Hobby Lobby and Michaels. My to-do list is growing for upcoming posts. Lucky for me there are awesome ladies over at The Girl Creative that are crafting geniuses. Enjoy!

1. Kickoff to Summer Party

2. Messy Art Party

3. Excovering

4. Afternoon Art Adventure

5. Disco ’til Dawn

6. Models of the Runway

7. The Blessing Tree

8. Gingerbread Houses

9. Backyard Campout

10. Amy vs. Daisy

Sunday was a beautiful day for sledding. We went with friends out to a big hill and the kids (and the dads) had a blast. Everybody got their workout, too. The hill was big and once you got down to the bottom, you had to get back to the top. . .

Taylor took a few tumbles, but she still has a smile on her face.

Nadia didn’t think that getting snow in her face as she zipped down the hill was worth it so she stood at the topped and pushed people down the hill.

Madi and her buddy went down and up the hill a thousand times. She even ended up with a bloody nose in one spill, but she wiped it off and went again.

They went down the hill until the sun went down. What a great winter day in South Dakota!

I am joining Seven Clown Circus for Wordful Wednesday. Check out other great photos, here.

This is the first getaway that we have been on as a family where we packed our swimsuits and our snow pants. To celebrate the New Year we packed up and headed to the Black Hills for a little swimming and skiing.

This was our first family ski trip. Daddy and the older girls took lessons and skied all day. Nadia and I did a little shopping and got in on the end of the day for a few pictures.

Next time Nadia and I will have to try to ski, too.

Maybe this is why we live in South Dakota in the winter. . .

We came home from Christmas with our families to a lot of snow. Luckily the girls got new sleds for Christmas. They have been having a blast in all the snow.

I am linking up with 5 Minutes for Mom for Wordless Wednesday.

Our girls want a puppy or a kitten so badly, but we live in town and are not ready to have an animal in the house. This weekend we got to go to my sister’s farm and see their new puppies. The girls would have liked to bring one home, but we made sure they didn’t have anything hidden in their coats before we left.

Little one thought she needed to chase the kittens, too.