Afternoon Activities and Summer Storms

This is what it looked like out our back door last night.  Isn't God amazing!!  The summer storms here in NC are one thing that I love about NC summers.  As I hear the rolling thunder and watch the dark clouds come in I am reminded of our great God.   Sitting out on the porch and watching the rain and storms roll in is a favorite pass time for us.

While summer is upon us and the heat and humidity are ramping up into full force we are trying to be creative and find fun things to occupy our time.  Besides going to the pool, our favorite summer activity, we are often looking for things to do that don't require us to run around outside in the heat. The last few weeks we have found a few activities that have been a big hit at our house.  Thanks to both ideas from friends and a fun activity book I have this is what we have been doing...

Bubble Painting

We filled a tray with dish soap and paint and then made paint bubbles by blowing into the paint with a straw.  We popped the bubbles with the paper and it made really fun looking pictures.  Neal has already asked when we can do this again.  

Family Ballon Toss

This activity was an idea from a friend of mine.  Neal either drew the faces or told me what to draw on the faces and he wrote most of our names. We made a ballon for each person in our family.  Then we had fun tossing the balloons on a blanket and trying to keep the family from falling on the ground.  

Sprinkler Trampoline Jump 

Pool Time

As always the best way to beat the heat is to go to the pool and enjoy time with family and friends. 

When you have a cutie like this at the pool to keep you company it's always a good day.

So, how do y'all enjoy the summer?  We're always looking for activities to fill our days and would love to hear about some of your favorite summer time activities.  One of Gwen's new favorite activity would be this....mmmmmm, watermelon