1. Splashes and giggles at the pool
2. Not caring whose sunglasses you grabbed out of the pool bag
3. Hide-n-seek outside after dinner when the sun shines low through the trees
4. The kids singing at the top of their lungs
5. Their sun-kissed cheeks smiling ear-to-ear
6. The permanent smell of sunscreen as I kiss little heads goodnight
7. Sleeping in and nowhere to rush off to
8. Ice cream breaks
9. Bare little piggies wiggling in the sand
10. Coppertone-tan backsides in the bathtub
11. Front-porch picnic lunches
12. New freckles popping out to say hello
13. Spontaneous trips to The Big City to visit cousins and swim in their new pool
14. Diet Cherry Lime-ades at Sonic
15. Windows open and fans on
16. Trips to the grocery store for poolside snacks
17. Giant yawns only a full summers day can bring
18. Time: to think • dream • pray • write
19. Temporary tattoos
20. People you love, loving all these things with you

What do you love about summer?