I usually begin each summer with such high hopes. I will be the best mom ever. I will do tons of fun things with my kids. We will spend lots and lots of quality time together. I will make up for all those rushed, crazy mornings when we are trying to get out the door on time and it seems like the only sort of communication we have is me barking orders at them to get ready. I will make up for all those rushed, crazy nights when it seems like dinner, homework, bath, and bed are the only things on the agenda. Those always seem to be my hopes for the summer, but then summer always seems to slip away so quickly leaving me feeling empty when the first day of school descends upon us and I have to once again start throwing my children out the door for school. Oh sure, we do lots of fun things, but too often we trade the rushed, crazy mornings of trying to get ready for school for the rushed, crazy mornings of trying to get ready for swim lessons/camp/vacation bible school.
So, this summer I have vowed that it will be different. I will be a great mom, if not the best mom ever. I will do tons of fun things with my kids and we will spend lots and lots of quality time together. I know that in order for this to happen we needed some kind of organization and while we do need some kind of organization, I do not want things to be too structured. So, the girls and I have come up with a list, a list of all the fun things we want to do this summer. Seems like such a silly, simple thing to do but I am determined to complete this list. To add some motivation to completing the list I have decided to write about each item we check off and at the end of the summer the girls and I will make a photo book about all of the things we did together.
So here it is, the list:
1. Go to the zoo
2. Go strawberry picking
3. Go camping
4. Take a hike
5. Go for lots of bike rides
6. Go for lots of walks
7. Go blueberry picking
8. Go swimming
9. Find seashells and shark teeth
10. Paint pottery
11. Feed the baby cows
12. Complete a sewing project
13. Play in a waterfall
14. Slide down a wooden slide
15. Go flower picking
16. Go to the lake
17. Go fishing
18. Go to a car race
19. Go to a Keys game
20. Make playdough
21. Make a photo book
Ambitious I know, now lets hope we can pace ourselves and get these items checked off or we are going to have a REALLY busy labor day weekend!
2 comments:
OK, so I can provide the lake and poles for fishing at the Maynes...I know of a GREAT hiking path ( so we wont get lost!), and I am totally in for some wooden slide fun and a Monday trip to the zoo!!
This is inspiring. I'm gonna have the kids make a list with me too. I love how sweet and simple their choices are. Your daughters are lucky girls.
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