Summer: NH, Thurs. 7/15

It was a full, full day. We finally did our Mount Ascutney hike this morning, an annual tradition. We only hike the final part to the very top, a little over a mile up and back. Then, also tradition, we went out for ice cream for lunch.

Andrew had to work after that, so the kids and I visited a local swimming pond in town. It was a very nice place to swim but it was VERY crowded, with no inflatables allowed, so the consensus was that our pond is way better. So we came home and L&G swam in our pond for the rest of the afternoon. They really are having fun with the new floating dock and all the floaties. 

We made some popcorn for a snack and read Harry Potter, then went for a pre-dinner swim in William's pool, which the kids always love. Dinner was leftovers. Then more Harry Potter (this #6 has taken a turn I did NOT expect; somehow I've gotten this far without actually knowing what happens in this series), and then a late bedtime because Greta desperately wanted to finish the book she's reading. She talked nonstop about it during our hike. It sounded extremely sad and disturbing to me--I'd gotten it for her, but hadn't read it--but it seems to have turned out okay. Love when one of the many books they read really strikes a chord.

What We're Reading:

Margo: Shuggie Bain

Andrew: Swann's Way 

Lucia: The Unteachables

Greta: Song for a Whale (finished tonight)