Day #22 Let's Make a Journal

For quite some time now I've been trying to get the boys to get in the habit of writing in a journal. I have gotten notebooks for them and encouraged them to write in them, but they have generally turned into scrap paper or drawing books. So this time I picked up 3-ring binders and loose leaf lined paper and let them decorate their own front and back covers. After lost of stamping, gluing, cutting, printing, and coloring; we finished our super awesome journals. They are very "manly" which is rather important in a family of boys. G even wrote 2 pages in his, which I found very encouraging. Hopefully now that they have something personalized about it, they will take the time to record some thoughts..."feelings" might be pushing it; but events and thoughts are a good start! :)
Here they are hard at work:

And here they are with their finished products!

The days just keep flying past! How is your summer going?