Celebrating Eric Carle's Birthday 2025

We love Eric Carle. Such fun books and illustrations. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? was my youngest's favorite book for a while. He had the whole book memorized because he could look at the pictures and know what words went along with them.

So when we found out about Discovery Kits at the Provo Library and that we could get one that was Eric Carle themed, we definitely had to put it on hold. An added bonus is that it became available for us to pick up in time for Eric Carle's Birthday on June 25. Woohoo!

We read books, we did puzzles, we played with character magnets from books.

There were also some crafts but we didn't get around to doing any of those.

It was great. I definitely want to check out more Discovery Kits. It was good bonding time.

 

Lucky got to try something new as well. Book Boxes. We put a certain book on hold (there are two different books available) and it came in a bag with a bunch of envelopes. When he got to a certain page in the book, there was an envelope to open. It had anything from a treat to a game to a sticker or bookmark, something that went along with the action in the book at the time. He got to keep the goodies when he finished and we returned the book and the bag.

That was also pretty cool. 

He read the The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale. 

 

I do like different programs and resources at our local libraries. Libraries are wonderful! 

Summer Reading Tween Scene

Lucky went to a Tween Scene for Orem Library's Summer Reading Program. He had fun doing the Percy Jackson one last year. This year the theme was Wingfeather Saga. He knows plenty about that series so he had a good time again.

There were different activities and a treasure hunt. He decorated a tote. He made a paper dragon to fly.

Summer Reading activities are awesome!

Catching Up June 2025 part something or other

Who needs pictures of people when you can have pictures of food? 

June 17 Eat Your Vegetables Day

We're still using A Season of Family Meal Plans by Jordan Page. Love those cookbooks. We had Sausage Potato Hobo Packs and made cornbread (a recipe I have in a recipe box) for a side dish. Yumm. 

June 18 National Splurge Day

We decided to have a barbecue and spent money on some things for it. We had Polish Sausages and Jeremy brought home some marinated veggies (mushrooms, zucchini, onions) from Marcus' barbecue which we put on skewers and grilled. For dessert we bought waffle cones to make waffle cone s'mores. One of the activities for library Summer Reading was "make something tasty together for a BBQ." A friend stopped by and joined us for a while. It's nice to share.  

June 19 World Tapas Day

We tried some new Spanish appetizers. We had a different version of Pan Con Tomate. We had Orange and Avocado Salad. We had Spanish Garlic Cauliflower. 

June 20 Vanilla Milkshake Day

We had vanilla milkshakes but with chocolate powder and peanut butter in them, so our usual woo-woo drink. I also told people they could make fluffernutter sandwiches with whatever bread they could find since it was the Summer Solstice. We had baguettes left over from our tapas.

June 21 National Selfie Day 

I didn't take any selfies that day. I was planning to celebrate, it just didn't happen. 

June 22 Meryl Streep's Birthday

I wore my bow earrings. I did not wear my pirate ship necklace because I couldn't think of any pirate movies she was in.

June 22 was also National Kissing Day. Jeremy and I celebrated. 

June 23 Detroit Style Pizza Day

Detroit Style Pizza is kind of like upside down pizza. The sauce goes on top after the cheese and toppings. 

June 24 International Fairy Day

We kept it simple with Easy Fairy Folk Tortilla Pizzas from The Fablehaven Cookbook. 

Jugglers BBQ

We went to Marcus' annual jugglers BBQ. This time we brought a friend.

This is Library Sam. 

He visited us from Provo Library and got into the juggling experience. 

Lucky wanted to learn to juggle but Jr. Jr. got a hold of the balls and really went at it. He has been practicing and practicing and juggling ever since. He is at the point where he can do some tricks now. Pretty awesome.  

I need to find the time to make more juggling balls (it's been a while and we can only find a few right now) so Lucky can practice, too.

Father's Day

June 14 was Flag Day. I didn't get a flag selfie that day. Oh well.

 

June 15 was Father's Day. I also didn't get a flag selfie but there wasn't a flag on our lawn that day. 

We did get a picture of Jeremy and Jr. together while Jeremy wore his tie that Jr. gave him many many years ago.

Jeremy requested taco salad for dinner and the kids made him a card.

Nichole created the front. I just love how adoringly the little penguin is looking up at his Daddy.  

 

June 15 was also National Electricity Day. Jet went around pretending like he was shocking everyone (electricitying them). He's so cute.

Summer Reading Kids Art Gala

Orem Library had a Kids Art Gala during the Summer Reading Program. Jeremy and Lucky volunteered and taught simple balloon animals to people there.

Here's Lucky with one of the librarians teaching her how to make a flower.

 

In order to prepare, we had balloons all over our living room and Jeremy had a big balloon box that worked like a tent for Jet. He and I had some fun playing in it and reading books. 

Beach Party!

When I told the kids I was planning our Tea Party (see what I posted on June 30, 2025), Jet told me he wanted a Beach Party. 

Eventually we got to his Beach Party. He let me know he wanted smoothies for the party. He was content with milkshakes. 

Other things we did for the Beach Party:

played with a beach ball (with a background beach scene), pretended to be crabs, put on music and danced, yelled, "Beach!" in our best Bluey voice, enjoyed a nice "beach read," ate s'mores, watched a movie that had beaches since June 13 was National Movie Night. 

We ran out of time so the next day we played MarioKart and chose beach courses.

 

The day before, June 13, was also Kitchen Klutzes of America Day. Sure glad I cleaned the table so my youngster had a place to smear his cupcake crumbs (after taking the cupcake off the plate it was on).