Summer Is O-V-E-R!!!

"Summer Fun To Do List"

Summer is, pretty much, officially over in our home.  Once Tyson goes back to school and football season starts, every bit of our free time is consistently consumed with that and church events (church, small group, church picnic, and possibly Sunday school ;)

The kids and I sat out on the porch the other day and made a bucket list of all the things we did this summer.  There truly were only, counted on one hand, a handful of things we had yet to accomplish.  We were able to knock a few more out... silly string fight, putt-putt golf, Scott & Ellie's Ice Cream etc., but we were unable to visit a ZOO, Thunder Valley, Pump It UP, and Water Balloon Fight! 

Originally, I wanted to make the above poster board in the beginning of the summer (sharing it with others/providing them with ideas too).  My thoughts were, just like any list, to scratch off each item as we went along; however, the summer started and we never sat still long enough to really produce this beauty!!  So... we will save this list until next summer and scratch off our events as the summer proceeds.

I am pretty impressed with all that we did.  I am sure there is even a tad more left to add to the list, but my brain is FRIED from having the kids home for 100+ days :)  Actually, I did just think of SIX more things, 1. The Inflatable Water Slide and 2. A Trip To The Virginia Tech Campus/Duck Pond, 3. Bug Catching, 4. Popsicles, 5. "Jump" for Joy and 6. Salem Red Sox Game.

Double click on the photos to see them up close and personal!

I LOVED this so much that I made myself a "Mom's FALL Cleaning BUCKET LIST!" As soon as I put the 30+ items on the poster, I started knocking them off immediately. I cannot STAND to have "homework" left undone.  I will be posting that list soon too.  

You should make some lists of your own!!!!  You feel so accomplished after you see the list dwindling down or even better, completed.

Since the photo is so hard to see, here is the list...

FIREWORKS

SIDE WALK CHALK

THUNDER VALLEY

PUTT-PUTT

BIKE RIDES

HOPSCOTCH

TRAILS

PLAYDATES

PLAY IN THE RAIN

MANICURE/PEDICURE

KICKBALL FUN

BAKE

SCAVENGER TOOTH HUNT

DUCK POND

SILLY STRING FIGHT

BUSCH GARDENS

CHUCK E. CHEESE

YMCA

SLEEPOVERS

SALEM FAIR

WATER COUNTRY USA

MYRTLE WAVES

MYRTLE BEACH

POOL

LIBRARY

BAHAMA SNOW SHACK

LONGWOOD PARK

SKATE CENTER

VISIT TO COUSIN WILL & MICHAEL’S HOME

BIRTHDAY PARTIES

PIRATE’S VOYAGE

SALEM ICE CREAM PARLOR

MOYER PARK

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

SPORTS CAMP

CHURCH

MOVIES

A VISIT FROM GRAM

PET STORE

LAKE/ARCADE

GREENRIDGE RECREATION CENTER

SLEEPOVER GRANDAD AND GRANDNEE

SCOTT & ELLIE’S ICE CREAM PARLOR

DUNKIN DONUTS

SMALL GROUP

NFLATABLE WATER SLIDE

TRIP TO VIRGINIA TECH CAMPUS/DUCK POND
BUG CATCHING
WATER BALLOON FIGHT
POPSICLE FUN