Hello July

Hard to believe this year is more than half over already, where does the time go!?

We are in summer mode around here full time now and it is wonderful :)
Boys are all done with Soccer and Baseball, and are playing Tennis once a week.

(and Aiden loves playing with all the tennis balls)

A nice slow change of pace after being busy 6 days a week. We are enjoying lazy days around the house for now. I intended to get busy tackling our list of 100 things to do this summer, but we are all enjoying just doing nothing so much, we haven't accomplished much...oh well that is what summer is all about!!

The List. So far...

No. 1: Go Swimming
No. 2: Blow Bubbles
No. 3: Take Buddy for walks
No. 4: Fly a Kite
No. 5: Go without the TV/Computer for a day
No. 6: Ride Bikes together
No. 7: Go camping
No. 8: Go to a Tigers game
No. 9: Go hiking
No. 10: Go to a movie
No. 11: Make S'mores
No. 12: Play with sidewalk chalk
No. 13: Run through the sprinkler
No. 14: Spend a day at the beach
No. 15: Camp out in our backyard
No. 16: Dust off the telescope and look at the stars
No. 17: Have water balloon fights
No. 18: Movie night once a week
No. 18: Build sandcastles
No. 19: Game night once a week
No. 20: Jump in rain puddles
No. 21: Read, read, read!
No. 22: Go to Cooks
No. 23: Go on picnics
No. 24: Watch fireworks
No. 25: Go to a museum
No. 26: Look for shells at a beach
No. 27: Go to the zoo
No. 28: Play ladder golf
No. 29: Do jigsaw puzzles
No. 30: Make up a scavenger hunt
No. 31: Start a leaf collection
No. 32: Ride a roller coaster
No. 33: Attend an outdoor concert
No. 34: Build with LEGOS
No. 35: Play hopscotch
No. 36: Swing
No. 37: Play with water guns
No. 38: Go to the library
No. 39: Go to a water park
No. 40: Make Popsicles
No. 41: play mini golf
No. 42: go to Canterbury Village
No. 43: buy balloons just for the fun of it
No. 44: Watch a parade
No. 45: watch hot air balloons
No. 46: buy fresh fruit from a stand
No. 47: lay in the grass and watch the clouds go by
No. 48: Go garage saleing
No. 49: visit a state park
No. 50: go up north
No. 51: make shish kabobs
No. 52: Color some pictures
No. 53: Play croquet
No. 54: Build a giant blanket fort
No. 55: assemble a family tree
No. 56: Climb a tree
No. 57: play soccer
No. 58: pick a bouquet of flowers
No. 59: Go to a drive-in movie
No. 60: ride bikes
No. 61: climb a tree
No. 62: celebrate Christmas in July
No. 63: do some crafts
No. 64: try some new recipes
No. 65: play tag
No. 66: Jump rope
No. 67: play hide and seek
No. 68: go on a road trip
No. 69: play in the sandbox
No. 70: Be a tourist in our own town
No. 71: Have "Do Nothing Time" each week
No. 72: play tennis
No. 73: go to the park
No. 74: eat watermelon
No. 75: have a pajama day
No. 76: go on a nature walk
No. 77: visit with family
No. 78: Discover a new favorite author or book series
No. 79: cafe kids
No. 80: scrapbook
No. 81: pick strawberries
No. 82: do jigsaw puzzles
No. 83: Play school
No. 84: Eat snow cones
No. 85: paint
No. 86: spelling bees
No. 87: make some fun lunches
No. 88: slip n slide
No. 89: play with friends
No. 90: learn the 50 states
No. 91: run barefoot in the grass
No. 92: eat breakfast outdoors
No. 93: go to some place new
No. 94: keep a reading list
No. 95: wear sandals
No. 96: visit at least 3 new places
No. 97: use binoculars
No. 98: be creative
No. 99: Take pictures of everything along the way
No. 100: Make a scrapbook to record the 100 things!

I am going to make it a priority to keep up this blog too. Even if it is just a quick photo of a list of things we did each day. I want to start again recording the little things that I enjoy so much about life and this is the perfect place to do it :)