Summer is the best!
First and foremost, Reese loves her new preschool. We were bracing ourselves for the worst and it really couldn't have turned out better. Like most kids in school, she'd still rather be at home, but for the most part she is happy to go each morning. Her teachers are wonderfully caring and conscientious. They keep her day full of fun, engaging activities and she is starting to make friends, which is to say she talks about the other kids when she's at home. There have even been times when I come to pick her up and she has wanted to stay.There is lots of summer fun at home too. We are still living with my parents (although we just made an offer on a house!). But, in the meantime that means we are blocks from the beach. Reese loves the beach, both splashing around in the water and building castles in the sand.
Two of my childhood friends have been in town for extended visits with their kids, Stacey, is visiting next door with her 3 kids who adore Reese and fight over who gets to push her on the swing.
Sarah and her daughter Clementine, (pictured, left) were visiting from NYC, accompanied us to the 4th of July events in Evanston. Reese is smitten with both of them. She will forever associate them with her first viewing of fireworks. She was awestruck. It was hard for Mike and me to decide to watch the pyrotechnics or the look on Reese's face.
It's hard not to enjoy summer in Chicago, blazing heat aside there is so much to do, especially as a kid. She helps grandma water the flowers, it's been a dry summer, so that keeps her very busy.
She has discovered BBQ chicken and corn on the cob.
We still have a few fun things in store. I think we're going to try to squeeze in a camping trip in August so we'll get to see what Reese thinks of s'mores, sleeping in a tent and lightening bugs.
So much to do, so little time!
