our two-thousand-and-eleven summer bucket list.

here we are half way through may and we have barely made it out of the 50's here in the pacific northwest. today i started thinking about all the fun things that are to be had once we make it past july 5th...see there is a little joke around here that we don't really warm up until then.
so to get us excited about the warm weather that is just around the corner...i can feel it! i have started our summer bucket list. if you followed me last year you saw that we got about half way through-i am ok with that though, it was still a kick arse summer filled with concerts, camping, the beach, and sun. i am letting last years list flow into this one since a lot of the items were things that are seattle summer must-do's.

trip to oregon coast

camping at lake kachess

hike with stella

live without cable

hike with all three girls

make and follow a budget

build a contest worthy sand castle

hike to lake ozette near forks (yes, from twilight)

fly kites in oceanshores

make homemade playdough

visit the seattle aquarium

have a garage sale

have a blogger play-date in june, july, and august

make coffee can ice cream

take photos at kerry park

walk green lake

visit at least three parks we have never been to

buy ice cream from an ice cream truck

get a pedicure

trip to pdx to see the paper mama.

date night with tim

cloud watch

make cookies

visit point defiance zoo

host a game night or two

richmond beach

picnic point beach

have a fire at golden garden (w/ or w/o kids tbd)

walk around the locks

see an outdoor concert

play at a spray park

swim in the columbia

wakeboard

cliff jump at sun lakes

deception pass trip

go exploring at low tide at edmonds beach

ride a ferry for fun

actually attend play group

lead a play group

plan and have the pnw blogger meet-up

play in the fountain at seattle center, the kids...not me

family photos

jump planet

take the kids to the science center

see an imax movie

visit a farmers market

pick out yummy fruit at pikes place market

play miniature golf with zoe

write a real letter and mail it with a stamp and everything

have a living room movie party

hike to a waterfall with rowan

have a water balloon fight. outside this time tim!

go to the solstice parade and watch the naked bike riders, eek

color with sidewalk chalk till the kids can't stand it anymore

read the bible daily

have a picnic

bbq at a park

build a fort

take a nap in a hammock

get married!

to be continued...

we would love to hear what your doing this summer, maybe we can all get some new great ideas!