So far this month it has rained 16 out of the last 25 days - we didn't have any rain the first week of June - so basically it has been raining everyday since June 8th! We had a terrible winter (ice storms and record cold) so we were hoping to have a hot sunny summer instead we went from having weather like Alaska to having weather like Seattle... we are still hoping for weather like the bahamas!
The last BBQ's I went to, the cook (my wonderful brother-in-law Bob) had rigged up an umbrella to keep himself dry while he cooked our steaks and grilled corn on the cob. Because it was raining and everyone had to eat inside I wanted to bring some extra fun to the BBQ so I was surprised everyone with a personalized summer placemat; they were the perfect place setting and conversation piece!
After everyone finished eating we went around the table telling our favorite beach story from when we were a little kid. It was great and I loved when my 16 year old son told this story - it was about a very sunny day in July, he was about 7 years old.
I had gone away on a business trip to Newport RI and while I was there I found this wonderful kite shop. I looked around the store for a long time and finally decided to purchase a kite shaped like a dolphin for him. I also bought all the streamers and fun attachments you could add to the string as the kite got higher and higher in the sky.
He was so excited when I gave him the kite that we jumped into the car and drove to Plum Island. We spent hours trying to get that kite up in the sky. When we finally did it was amazing; we flew it till the sun started to set, we didn't want to let it come down because we spent so much time trying to get that kite up in the air. We went out for dinner, talked about our adventure and finished the night off we a special ice cream treat!
It is amazing the memories you can share when you start the conversation with a question to everyone! Mine started with our Personalized Sand Castle Placemats! You can start your summer conversation using our fun personalized sand castle placemats or if you are having a fun 4th of July BBQ with or without sunshine we made some special placemats just for Independence Day!
Remember to enjoy your family and to share special memories!
Happy Independence Day - 4th of July to one and all!
The Olive Kids family
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