Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Sweet Days of Summer


Every summer for the last decade, the girls and I have compiled bucket lists of things to do, food to eat, and places to visit to make summer a little more fun!  Do we finish everything?  Nope.  Should every family do a summer bucket list?  No way.  This is not for everyone.  But there may be one or two things that others may glean from and enjoy too!  So here it goes...


✓  Try 2 new ice cream stores


✓ Memorize Psalm 15
✓ Go bowling


✓ Summer reading program
✓ Backyard Movie Night


✓ Pick blueberries and tomatoes
✓ Spend a day at Botany Bay


✓ Baking Contest
✓ Roast smores
✓ Try 2 new coffee shops


Harken (on Queen Street)




✓ Shop for crafts at Hobby Lobby
✓ Eat supper from a food truck




✓ Ultimate Donut Tour


✓ Play tourists downtown and visit the aquarium
✓ Ice cream from Vincents Soda Fountain



  Night swimming 
✓ Thrift Store Day



✓ Gibbes Art Museum


✓ Freshfields Outdoor Movie &/or Drive In


Our summer basket has evolved from a summer cooler to even a summer "bag" aka Ikea bag.  It marks the beginning of summer with fun things like water balloons, new goggles, snacks, chalk, smores stuff, sunscreen, water bottles, and a volleyball (since someone likes to eat all of ours.)