Nena’s son, Jude, celebrates a hole in one on a homemade mini golf course!

Nena blogs at Naturally Nena.

“I’m a butterfly!” with daddy at the First Annual Kittery Block Party in June

Showing off HER knitting on a beautiful summer day.
Pretty soon Amy should be able to teach her how to knit for real!

Amy blogs at Toddler in Tow.

Kieran shows off the pirate eye patch and bandana his mama made him. Both were part of the treasure Kieran found in a “pirate treasure hunt,” which his mama wrote all about in her “treasure hunt tutorial.”

Dionna blogs at Code Name: Mama.

From Lani: “We love to spend the summer in the sun at the beach…
We just finished Dinner at the beach and it was a perfect end to the day.”

Lani blogs at Boobie Time.

From Adrienne: “For us, summer fun means WATER! Sprinklers, fountains, pools, we love it all!”

Adrienne blogs at Mommying My Way.

From Shannon: “Summer time fun in the Pacific Northwest requires careful dressing sometimes. We
went to the beach in the middle of August last year, only to realize we needed a sweatshirt in
order to enjoy some time on the windy coast.”

Shannon blogs at Pineapples & Artichokes and she’s still waiting for summer to start this year.

Jenn @ Monkey Butt Junction shares a favorite summertime activity with her son: carnival games at the county fair.

Three-year-old Mikko enjoys a Mariners game — eating peanuts up in the
cheap seats and learning the words to “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.”

Lauren blogs at Hobo Mama.

Derin having a splash at the beach.

Derin’s mom, Isil, blogs at Smiling like Sunshine.

Enjoying a visit to the ocean and the beach.

Alicia blogs at Lactation Narration.

Layla watching the waves on Lake Erie.

Layla’s mom, Melissa, blogs at Simple Whimsy.

From Kristin: “Here are my goofballs and I frolicking in my parents’
awesome yard. Hooray for a few sun rays in the Pacific Northwest!”

Kristin blogs at Intrepid Murmurings.

Discovering the herald of summer: Cicada.