My memories of childhood include me running around with my cousins and friends on a sunny Summer morning. We planned the day's activities basing ourselves on the number of kids we could round up to play a good game of softball. I remember us splashing around in the puddles across the street and skateboarding down steep hills at the local laundromat :) When I see my children today, I wish they had these memories of childhood when they grow up. But with all the electronics available, sadly most kids, including mine, don't go out to play very much. Gone are the days of running around carefree and footloose through the neighborhood. Going from house to house, knocking on friends' doors to see if they want to come out to play. I remember and I smile. I want to give my children the same carefree memories of summers gone by. I want them to talk to their kids about how fun it was to be them as a kid and playing during those warm summer months. This is why I h...
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