summing up our summer

My rusted root is still damp (but totally worth all the trouble)  so I thought I'd share some of the playing, viewing, and reading that has filled our days and entertained us this summer.

First up:

Top five board games played in our house -

Qwirkle - my kiddos rank this the best family game ever.
Pentago - they rank this the best game ever for two players.
Blokus
Apples to Apples Junior
Uno

Some very good grown-up movies I've watched via Netflix this summer -

The Cake Eaters
Once - I highly recommend this film. Rent this one tonight!
The Lives of Others
Greenfingers
The Visitor
Waitress
Miss Petigrew Lives for a Day

Some very good family movies we've watched this summer -

Horton Hears a Who!
Shaun the Sheep:  Off the Baa
Bolt
The Iron Giant
Night at the Museum
Wall-e

The books I've read this summer (all very good) -

Saint Maybe  by Anne Tyler
Ladder of Years  by Anne Tyler
Personal History by Katherine Graham
A Fraction of the Whole  by Steve Toltz
Julie and Julia  by Julie Powell

And my daughter learned to swim this summer...

It cracks me up how she swims using only one arm - while holding her nose with the other!

I'll be back soon with some stitching - but for now it's all play around here!

Comments

[kristyn]

what a great post idea!
thanks for sharing all your family favorites, especially the games and movies!
she'll be a two finned fish next year. :)

[Lisa Q]

I love seeing your lists and favorites. I love to play games (and do puzzles). We love blockus. We don't have it here but we play it at a friend's house when we go there. so cute how abigail swims....I like what Kristyn said about her being a two finned fish next year.

[Jane]

Thanks for the lists. We LOVE apples to apples (jr edition)...i'm going to check out some of your other favorites. We are in a game rut!

I keep meaning to rent Once...i hear it's very good.

[AJ]

Wonderful summer.

[Heather]

Well, this looks like a wonderful summer that you all spent together.

Here is wishing your family a wonderful start to the school year.

[Marylada]

Thinking like that is really amanzig