Thursday, June 05, 2008

Every-Day Summer Fun List

A few weeks ago Haley and I made a list of all the small things we want to do during our summer. It seems to involve a lot of walking and eating of cold treats, but so far we've done pretty good at incorporating many of them into our summer routine. What's on your every-day-summer-fun list? Here's ours:

First-thing morning garden walks to see what is new/blooming/ripe.

Lunch, dinner, and breakfast alfresco.

Splash park and swimming pool.

Friends over to play in the pool and sprinkler.

Friday morning Haley and Mom Starbuck's dates.

Bake lots of fruit pies.

Mid-morning get-Jake-to-sleep walks.

After-dinner watch-the-stars-come-out walks.

Family hikes and camping.

Farmer's market (lots and lots).

Friends over to BBQ and make s'mores.

Bike rides to "downtown park" on Sundays.

Make popsicles: apple, cherry, orange, strawberry, raspberry, watermelon

Homemade ice cream.

Watch cloud shapes.

Be a Running Family.

Ride on scooter.

Create sidewalk art.

Fly kites.