I know!......that's a weird title but I couldn't sum it up any other way. This morning is glorious. The sky is a bright, bright blue. The birds are singing. The flowers are in full bloom and I'm just a little giddy with all of this summer happening around me. Today is truly the first day of summer and it was my mom's birthday. We will celebrate Midsummer on Friday and throughout the whole weekend. The Swede's celebrate Midsummer the first friday after the 21st. So this gives me all week to cook my brains out, make flowers wreaths and poles, and clean the treehouse for this fine event.
Today, little O goes to camp for the very first time. We spent most of yesterday writing his name on everything. He's a little nervous. Isn't quite sure if we'll survive without him but he can hardly wait to get up there and start communing with the smoky Mountains.
Ok ...so where does the pirates come into this midsummer celebration? My whole little family is so excited about the Treasure Island book adventure over at Jump Into A Book. Each day will uncover an new part of the adventure. Today we are dressing, talking, and naming ourselves like pirates. Tuesday is arts and crafts day better known as pirate doings, Wednesday has us eating pirate food, Thursday we'll be playing the best games ever and it includes a treasure hunt, Friday will have us swabbing the deck as we sing our favorite pirate tunes, learn a little more about the author, sharing our own adventures during circle chat and at the very end, a list of resources to help you find everything you need to make a pirate's life of your very own.
On July 6th is Treasure Island day where you get to blog about your own pirate adventures. Everyone will link over at Jump Into A Book for a day filled with pirates and such.
It is never to late to join us. If you would like to go on the blogroll leave a comment here or over at Jump into a book or send me an email at [email protected] . You do not have to enroll to enjoy the activities. Just come over and have fun.
A huge thank you to my family, our friends and neighbors who have come out of the woodwork to help make Treasure Island come to life.
