THE Summer List

Ok, cause I know you already think I'm an overachiever (really I just use outings as a way to avoid housework/I LOVE them!), AND Thea told me I should blog about it, I will now share with you our summer to do list, it's just a mite bit longish, but as you can see (ooo, how I love thee strikeout font!), summer is over half over and we've done pretty well! I have to say though that we usually do our activity for the day in the morn that way we can still have nap/quiet time and laze around in the pm, plus we have off days here and there too, phew. Q and I made up this list, which is partially why ice cream appears 3 times (cause he and I share a love for it), and many of these ideas are ongoing, so we still hope to enjoy lots more play dates, concerts and such, oh boy!

Summer Ideas 2010

Go out for ice cream (went to Molly Moon's with preschool pals, but will go other places again I'm sure!)

Go to Yost Pool (yikes, will soon!)

Go to Vashon for Strawberry Festival

Go to Vashon for 4^th of July Weekend

Go out on a boat (with life jackets)

Buy a bouncy house!

Go camping

Go hiking (to see mountain goats)

Go to Leavenworth (ooo and I get to go again for a girl's weekend!)

Go to the Whidbey house and have mini day adventures there (coming up!)

Edmonds Arts Festival

Museum of flight

Burke Museum

Camping right in the backyard (hmmm, we've set up the tents but have yet to sleep in them...)

Get the hot tub set up (X that one cause we've decided we don't need it hurray, will dispose of soonish...)

Go fishing on Papa’s friend’s boat

Get ice cream from the ice cream truck

Play on the slip n’ slide

Play in the backyard pool and in the sprinkler

Keep growing plants in our garden

Go out to a movie (free!)

Get slurpees at 7 Eleven

Go for a vacation out at the ocean (Shi Shi camping!)

Go berry picking (still need to get to the raspberries and blueberries)

VPG

Jetty Island beach day

Park play days with Preschool (a few anyhow)

Motorcycle Sunday on Vashon

Swimming lessons/pool time (will be more I do hope)

Science mini camp for Q (this week in fact!)

Forest Park in Everett

Go out to a ball game

Zagofopo

Fondu party (might have to save this for the fall)

Northwest Trek

Museum of Glass

Olympic Sculpture Park

Market time (Edmonds, Columbia City, Vashon, Pike Place, etc.)

Light Rail to the airport

Backyard picnics

Play car wash

Lots of bubble time

Backyard movie night

Concerts in the park

Sandcastle contest

Lots of craft time

Outdoor dinners and BBQ’s

Pt. Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

Time off! (Papa)

Time to plan Froggy Holler (Mama)

Visit Papa at work

Preschool pals play time

1^st  Thursday

Zoo visits

Kelsey Creek Farm 

Make homemade ice cream

UW arboretum

Bike Centennial Trail
Library Reading programs/concerts etc.

Theo chocolates tour
Kruckeberg Garden Tots program
Trip to Philly for Todd and Quin
Hazel's Birthday!

Host a Martin family gathering

As added by Thea and Mathilda:

Do a play (kids have been at it frequently though Q's "shows" are nothing compared to the stunning performances Thea and I did in our youth...;))

Underwater basket weaving

Strip poker (whoo hoo!)

Pepper eating contest (I'll leave that up to Todd)

Spend one full day naked (didn't say who had to complete that task and H has been all for it!)

Cross dress at the park (hmm, again I think I'll get Todd on that one, just for kicks...)