At the beginning of the summer, Isaiah and I made a list of all of the fun things we wanted to do this summer. He was way more into it than I thought he would be- making sure we did everything and that we checked off each activity immediately after completing it.

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A list-maker by nature, I loved how it helped me be strategic and purposeful with our days and weeks. I am looking forward to continuing this tradition year after year!

Here is our list:

1. Go to the Lake

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2. Join & complete the library’s kids summer book club

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3. Go to the beach

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4. Make glow in the dark bubbles (attempted twice… not very successful)

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5. Swim in the pool (a whole bunch!)

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6. Walk to get ice cream

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7. Go camping

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8. Sea World

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9. Make cookies for a friend

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10. Attend Vacation Bible School at church

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11. Have a slumber party with a friend

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12. Watch fireworks

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13. Go on a hike

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14. Make our own ice cream

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15. Go to a museum

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16. Sidewalk chalk

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17. Have a picnic

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18. Go to the movies

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19. Play tag

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20. Beach bonfire

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21. Play with water balloons

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22. Go to a Padres game

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23. Have a science experiment day

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24. Go to the Orange County Fair

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25. Have a movie festival (Isaiah added this one- it consisted of watching Peter Pan and making popcorn :)  )

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26. Slip n slide in the front yard

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27. Make milk shakes (also added by the ice cream loving 4 year old)

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28. Have smores in the backyard

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29. Swim lessons

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30. Go to the park

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31. Ride on a boat

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32. Ride a train

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What a wonderful summer it was! We are so blessed and I am thankful for the opportunities we had to make these memories.

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Now, bring on the fall!