Summer Bucket List.

Oh, summer. You've been good to us.

We've spent a fair amount of time outside, just basking in the sunshine.

There has been swimming & swinging & sliding & sidewalk chalking.

More than anything, there have been lots of smiling kids. Sweaty, smiling kids.

And although we've been enjoying ourselves, there's so much more to come!

With the summer already 1/3 over (I go by school calendars, so summer is Jun/Jul/Aug), it's time to get serious about summer fun! Now that I've got 2 very mobile kids, there's a long list in my head of fun summery things I'd love to do with them. Consider this my Summer Bucket List, if you will:

- Go to an outdoor interactive fountain & let the kids get soaked.
- Ice cream treats at the infamous The Cone.
- Catch lightning bugs in a jar...and then let them go :)
- Have a picnic at the park.
- Play a round of mini golf (I think Joe will love this!)
- Saturday morning trip to Findlay Market (I've never been, can you believe it?!)
- Dinner at the Root Beer Stand.
- Wash the car in the driveway. (And the husband just had a heart attack at the idea of me actually washing my car.)
- Feed the ducks at a pond.
- Spend an evening at a Dayton Dragon's game.
- Make s'mores on the grill.
- Ride the classic rides at Coney Island.
- Host a backyard cookout with our friends, just because.
- Special parent/child dates (each of us taking each of the kids to do something fun, just the 2 of us.)

Notice that a good portion of these center around food? Summertime is all about the treats (in moderation, of course!) We'll see how many of these we actually accomplish. If you're interested in joining us for 1 or more of these activities, just holler - we love adventures with friends!

I can't wait to create some more fun summer memories with the littles over the next few months :)