CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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editors SUMMER LOVIN’, HAD ME A BLAST R ecently my 6-year-old son spent the whole night in a tent with no adults. Sure, he was in his grandparents’ back yard. And sure, his 11-year-old cousin stayed out there with him. But the pride on his face when he stumbled inside the next morning, woken by daylight and the cacophony of birds, was unmistakable. He had done something big — and he knew it. For me, the best part of parenting is getting to watch my kids tackle milestones such as that one. As adults we often forget that childhood is a time filled with firsts, and then we see our children check their own firsts off an unseen list: First time swimming without a lifejacket; first summer camp; first skid across a slip and slide. For my 2-year- old daughter the firsts are even simpler: First popsicle; first run through a sprinkler; first painted toenails; first boat ride on the river. Many of these firsts are echoed in the stories we have in this issue of CityView. Summer, with its’ memories of hot lazy days, long vacations and time spent with family and friends, is a chance for everyone to recall what it was like to be a kid, whether we decide to run through sprinklers ourselves, or simply sit back, watch and smile.CV Rebekah Sanderlin, senior editor R ed rover, red rover send Kelly right over....Red light, green light! These child- hood game tag lines bring back good memories of days spent outside playing. Capture the flag, Marco Polo, Ships and Sailors, H.O.R.S.E. — we practically entertained ourselves, and for free. Nowadays kids seem self-propelled: Equipped with electric scooters, ripstick skateboards or Heely’s with swag like iPod touches, Nintendo DS’s and even cell phones sticking out of backpacks or cargo pants pockets. Some summertime favorites remain the same though, like making homemade ice cream or running outside to the whimsical music chiming from the ice cream truck, as well as cutting up watermelon on hot summer days, catching lightening bugs and swimming until you are waterlogged. Whether you have kids or are a kid at heart, we’ve come up with some fun summer venues and have stories about some talented youth in our community. Enjoy the rest of summer and this Kids themed issue. Thanks to my two kids who teach me to slow down, and “smell the roses”. I often rush them and apparently use the term “hurry up” quite a bit. CV Kelly Twedell, features editor 10 | July/August • 2011