Schools Out for Summer!!!

And now what do you do with your kids all day?!?! There a ton of free kids activities (and a few that are pretty cheap) that you can take your kids to go do. Need some ideas? Here you go!

Free Activities
* Free Slurpee Day!! July 11th at 7-11
* Anderson Dairy Tours - guided 1 hour tour - schedule in advance
* Lowe's Build & Grow Clinics - Registration required
* Home Depot's Kid's "How-To" Clinics - 1st Saturday of the month 9 am - 12 pm
* Ethel M Chocolate Factory tours & Cactus Garden - 8:30 am - 7 pm. Self guided.
* Flamingo & Wildlife Habitat (Flamingo Hotel) (Flamingos, ducks, swans, turtles etc.
* Lion Habitat at MGM Grand - 11 am - 10 pm
* Library Storytime at the Belz Outlet Mall - Wednesday 10:30 am (includes free carousel ride)
* Interactive Feeding Shows - Bass Pro Shop Aquarium - 1:30, 4:30, & 7:30 pm daily
* Summer Kid's Movies at Colonnade Movie Theater - Tues & Wed 10 am
* Summer Kid's Movies at The Rave Movie Theater - Tues & Wed 10 am
* Fun at Sun Club (Galleria Mall)
* Hiking at Mt. Charleston
* Outdoor Picture Show (at the District)
* Outdoor Concerts (at the District)

Cheap (or almost cheap) Activities
* The Springs Preserve
* Las Vegas Drive - In Theater
* Plays at Spring Mountain Ranch
* Pump It Up "Pop-In Playtime"
* Michael's Craft Classes
* Lied Discovery Children's Museum
* Water Activity Pools (Henderson Rec Centers)

Best Books of All Time??

What do you think?? Have you read them??? What are you favorite books?
Suggestions wanted!!
(As Decided by Time Magazine - No endorsement implied....)

1. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
2. Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
3. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
4. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
6. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
7. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald
8. In Search of Lost Time by Marcel Proust
9. The Stories of Anton Chekhov by Anton Chekhov
10. Middlemarch by George Eliot

Need Something to keep the Kids Busy this Summer?

How about Free Movies?? Can't get much better than that!
Every Tuesday and Wednesday morning Colonnade on Eastern shows Free Kids movies. They start the movies at 10 am but be there by 9:30 am to make sure you get a seat.

June 17 & 18 - Babe: Pig in the City (G)
Shrek the Third (PG)
June 24 & 25 - Bee Movie (PG)
July 1 & 2 - Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - Veggie Tales (G)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG)
July 8 & 9 - Mr. Bean's Holiday (G)
Nancy Drew (PG)
July 15 & 16 - Charlotte's Web (G)
Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (PG)
July 22 & 23 - Wallace & Gromit (G)
Surf's Up (PG)
July 29 & 30 - Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (G)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (PG)
August 5 & 6 - Everyone's Hero (G)
Fantastic 4:Rise of the Silver Surfter (PG)
August 12 & 13 - Arctic Tale (G)
Firehouse Dog (PG)

Don't Forget Playgroup This Week!!

We're in for a treat! Literally. Meet on Wednesday June 18th at 11:00 am at Coldstone Creamery (in the Smith's parking lot). It's a tad later then normal to give you a few extra minutes to feed the kiddies lunch before hand, other wise one day of ice cream for lunch won't kill them . . . Come get out of the heat and endulge (Cold Stone has some amazing creations), after the 105+ days we've been having we all deserve it!!

Are you Talented??

The Church's 8th Internation Art Competition is underway.

Remembering the Great Things of God
Artists are encouraged to create works of art reflecting the theme and title of the exhibition, Remembering the Great Things of God. This theme is drawn from scriptures that teach the importance of acknowledging and remembering God's works, promises, and covenants to His children. Artists can depict—but are not limited to—ideas, stories, people, places, doctrines, beliefs, scriptures, teachings, historical events, religious values, and Church, family, and individual experiences in Latter-day Saint life.

The deadline for submission must be postmarked by Friday, October 10, 2008

For more information visit:

http://www.lds.org/artcompetition

Food Storage Blog

This is an amazing site! Our very motivated food storage guru (Emily Nelson) has found another resource for all that food storage we're accumulating. You could spend forever on this site reading all the yummy (Yes, really yummy) recipes using food storage ingredients. These are not just even okay recipes, these look amazing, probably better than the normal food we're used to making. Take a look, and it will be linked under our websites of note area. Keep working, it's important, and could really save your family someday. Thanks Emily!

http://everydayfoodstorage.blogspot.com