Time has gone by and summer is now here...ahhh, summer...makes you wish you could play with your brothers all day long. But alas, that is not true.  With summer comes more outside work (and we still have school work too) but there are still opportunities to spend quality time with your brothers.  But sometimes we don't use those opportunities to spend time with each other, instead, spending our time selfishly on ourselves.  Your brothers are important. Make it a goal to spend as much time as you can with your brothers this summer. Hopefully you will strengthen your relation with your brothers.

Here are some ideas:

Play war.  If you have trees maybe you can climb up together and imagine that you're a ship captain and crew.  If you have a pool, swim together.  Play board games together if it's too hot.  Work on a yard project side by side.  Sit down and talk with each other.  Start a club.  Build a wood project together.  Do a treasure hunt for each other (my brothers really like it when I do this).  Camp out in your yard.  Finally, you could get up very early and surprise your parents by cleaning the house (Mom says she likes this idea best). 

Your Brother in Christ,

Casey (a.k.a. Peanut)