Summer 2012

I finally sat down and printed out our Summer 2012 fun list!  Here's what's on the list:

Jamba Juice    

 French Bakery     

blow bubbles    

 pool     

Swimming pond     

ride bikes     

State Fair

 splash pad     

MLB baseball game     

build a fort    

 visit grandparents out of state     

trolley ride

 water balloons    

 group tot school     

visit parks     

splish splash play dates    

 book exchange     

picnic

 strawberry picking     

swim lessons    

 bonfire    

 try gymnastics    

 bowling    

 finger paint    

 movie

 farmer's market    

 Sonic Happy Hour    

 play at Auntie's    

 finish baby sister's room     

Pizza date

  blow BIG bubbles   

  bubble wrap painting    

 walk with Daddy   

  play in tent outside 

    Tutti Frutti

 write a letter to Minnie  

   board games   

  take lots of pictures

We'll see how many things we get done this year!

Strawberry picking (and lots of recipes!)

On Friday morning, we picked strawberries.  It was A's first time.  She enjoyed picking the strawberries and placing them directly into her mouth, dirt and all. 

Once she'd had her fill, she picked a few and put them into the basket.  Her favorite part was carrying the (too heavy for her) basket for Mama.  We even got to eat some delicious apple donuts at the strawberry stand when we were finished.

With the few pounds we picked, this is all that we made:

Strawberry Jam and Rhubarb Strawberry Jam from Canning for a New Generation

Strawberry Lime Stuffed Cupcakes

Old Fashioned Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Fresh Strawberry Muffins

Strawberry Sauce to make Fresh Strawberry Limeade

Lalo's famous cookies

We might be done...or...we may go back for more so I can freeze a bunch.  We'll see!

Sunscreen and summer activities

Last week I came across this blog explaining how to apply sunscreen to your child.  Sounds simple, but it's a great tip!  Visit the blog to read the original post.

Basically, you hold your child on your lap, facing away from you, and put the sunscreen on that way.  They can't pull away from you as easily.  It has worked for us. 

Speaking of sunscreen, I've done my research and we use Baby Blanket brand sunscreen due to the fact it doesn't have the chemical that typically burns eyes.  I can't find the name of the chemical (starts with an "a" if that helps)  We like the spray version of the sunscreen.

Finally, I found this great blog that has a calendar of an activity a day for preschoolers.  The activities are simple, yet fun!  Go check it out!  http://quirkymomma.com/e-books/

Summer Fun

This spring, I started making a summer fun list.  This week, I came across two blogs that posted theirs, along with a blog that has a summer bucket list linky party!  So many ideas!  I'll be linking up with them. 

 

-swimming pond

-splash pad

-pick strawberries

-farmer's market

-go to Illinois

-go to Wisconsin

-zoo

-make pickles

-make dilly beans

-freeze fruit

-can fruits and veggies

-visit hospital

-play at Auntie's house

-play dates

-summer tot school

-parks

-sponge paint

-watch a plant grow

-sprinkler

-get sister's room ready

-bake

-bonfire with Dziadzia

-art

-practice swimming

-send art to family and friends

-help Mama sew

-picnic

-handprint craft

-make cornbread

-State Fair

-bubble wrap painting

-water balloons

-outside concert

-aquarium

-2011 summer journal/photo album

-library

-art playdates

-play with squirt bottles outside

-go on a walk with Daddy

-trolley ride

-visit Daddy at work

--make BIG bubbles

-read books outside

-try new fruit popsicle recipes

-build a fort and play with a flashlight

-Tale time

-play in the tent outside

-baseball game

Mama's list

-make freezer meals

-make Hawaii photo album (and photo book for A)

-continue to print photos as deals come up

-date night's with Daddy (even if it's just dinner on the patio or a dvd)

-purge and organize

-get my camera lens fixed

-sewing projects

-work on my photography

-EMBRACE THE CAMERA

 

Visit these blogs for more ideas:
Playing House in Maryland

Alphabet Summer (way cool, we'll be doing this next summer)

Summer Bucket List

Linking up here: