Its a few days into the official start of summer now and I hope you guys are enjoying warmer weather and more time outside. One thing we like to do before the summer starts or near the beginning of it, is to come up with a summer bucket list. We think of a few things we want to make sure we do during the summer. I encourage you and your family to do one too. The key is to keep the list manageable, I say pick about 5 things. Summer is about relaxation and having a good time so the bucket list shouldn't be something that stresses you out or feels like added pressure or work.
Here are a few things on our summer bucket list:
Enjoy our pool this summer.
We closed on a new house last summer but the pool heater was broken and we have a lot of coverage from our gym and trees so the pool was ice cold. We spent most of the year getting different estimates but recently got it fixed. We have already checked this off the list and have been spending most of our free days in the pool. Tayden has been in swimming lessons for over a year now and its been nice seeing him turn into a little fish as of late.
Travel somewhere with kiddos.
We tend to normally go to Mexico or an island during the summer with the kids but we want to take a trip to Savannah and few other smaller cities this year and do more exploring.
Do more arts and crafts.
Our school year tends to be really busy with Tony's traveling and T's academic and athletic schedule so as a family we want to slow down some days and do some arts and crafts with kids.
Have get to-gethers.
When I was pregnant, I had a quite a few friends pregnant around the same time so in turn there are quite a few young couples that have kids similar ages as ours. We love to get together as couples and let the kids hang out. We have such a good time hanging out and we would love to hang out a couple times this summer when everyone's schedule is a little bit less stressful.
Sleep in and take it slow.
During the school year it is extremely fast paced and it'll be nice to sleep in and do absolutely nothing some days. We plan to cherish those days because we know they are far and few in between.
I hope you guys are enjoying your summer this far and have a lot of things planned for you and your families.