X is for...

... hmmm... well, not very much at all. This could quite possibly end up the shortest letter post. Bear with me, as I'll likely have to stretch the imagination.

If you have no idea what I'm blogging about, check out my ABC summer story here.

Places to go that start with X:
*towns/cities... you may have to reach by just finding names of places with X in them
*there are restaurants around the world that start with X (mostly Asian restaurants), but none around here - sounds like and eXcuse to travel!

Things to do that start with X:
*treasure hunt with "X" marks the spot (we did this at the Iowa State Fair during my son's ABC summer... we marked places on the map for him to find, with the ultimate "spot" being the giant slide)
*play a xylophone
*eXplore
*draw X-rays of each other (trace your body or body parts on black paper and draw in the bones with white chalk or crayon)
*follow the pirate's "X" marks the spot theme and watch The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything or read The Night Pirates
*write a note with X's and O's
*draw a picture using the color xanthic (sort of a neon yellow)
*play date with Xyola (you may not know one, but we actually do!)
*maybe you'd allow your child(ren) to watch X-Men... I wouldn't, but I'm not into superheroes; there's always Xanadu, if that's more your speed... Or, my final movie suggestion would be X Games 3D: The Movie
*listen to Justin Roberts' "2 x 4" and talk about how we use X's for measurements and multiplication

Foods that start with X:
Xavier soup (Italian)
Xigua is the Mandarin Chinese word for watermelon (perfect if you have some leftovers from your W day(s)!)
Xtra gum
Xylocarp (a hard & woody fruit like coconut)

Favorite Bible verses that include the letter X:
"Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless - that's your job, to bless. You'll be a blessing and also get a blessing." 1 Peter 3:8-10
"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God." Romans 13:1

Finding X's for our ABC photography summer was easier than writing this list! The first is the side of a bedside table we have in our guest room. The other is obviously a banana peel; the fun thing is that we didn't have to move the peel from its spot on the table to take the picture. It made the perfect X!

Only two more letters to go!

*For those new to my blog, check out the beginnings of ABC Summers here.*