The original origin of this blog in 2007 was to keep up with a massive to do list. I again made my all summer consuming to list of almost 70 items the focus of my blog last summer. This summer all bets are off. I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE THIS SUMMER ABOUT HOUSEHOLD CHORES!!!Instead with Bill likely home for the duration of my 2 months of summer break, we are making this summer about family and doing things daily as a family what we either have not had time to do or feel we won't have time to do once the school year starts back and/or Bill has a new job and of course if our family of 3 grows.
We opted to keep Ben is one day a week day care so that Ben can see his friends, we can get a much needed opportunity to get something done at the house, allow us to have a "date" over lunch using up our BOGO Citipass book, as well as keep a weekly appointment.
Over the next two months we hope to do the following things as a family. We kicked off our plan over the weekend with a visit to the NC Museum of Natural History to see the dinosaurs. Last night we played Chutes and Ladders as well as played with our stomp rocket (indoors no less) after a dinner of Daddy made chicken tacos.
1. Overnight Trip to the Beach
2. NC Zoo
3. NC Museum of Art
3. State Farmers Market
4. NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher
5. Durham Science and Life
6. See an IMAX movie
7. Scrap Exchange Workshop
8. Start a family game/puzzle night
9. Start a family cooking night
10. Make homemade ice cream
11. Make a stepping stone for Ben's garden
12. See an outdoor movie
13. Go to Pullen Park to ride the train, carousel, and picnic
14. Check out the NC Railroad at New Hill
15. Weekly trip to the Library
16. Try out the Airport Playground
17. Play at one of the area bounce houses with a friend(with my BOGO coupons)
18. Go on a nature hike at Umstead or Eno River State Park
19. Host an artwork show of summer art projects created by Ben
20. Invite friends down to have a car wash, completed by preschool labor
21. Go to the pool or play on the water slide on really hot days
22. Get together weekly with friends to play
23. Make Smores and roast hot dogs over a real fire
23. See a car race (not NASCAR but something involving wheels for our car-lovin' child)
24. Take Swim lessons through Raleigh Parks and Rec
25. Plan and take an awesome road trip to see family in August to Destin, Florida. This will know be the 4th time Ben and I have made our great adventure and this year Daddy is going with us!
2 comments:
Love the list! Couple of things:
I've got an awesome strawberry ice cream recipe. Also I have the Ben and Jerry's ice cream cookbook if you want to borrow.
I'd recommend a hike at Hemlock Bluffs over Umstead bc the trails are shorter and there are nice public bathrooms open all the time. The feeder trail at Umstead by our house is super steep and rocky.
Can I also recommend the spray park at Lake Johnson? Love that place and if you say you are a Raleigh resident, you get in for much cheaper.
Sounds like a lovely summer. Can we join you? :-)
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