Happy First Day of Summer!  School is out for Olive and I am looking forward to all the uninterrupted family time that comes with this time of year.  Bring on the BBQs, the watermelon, and the beach days.  I love a spontaneous adventure as much as the next gal, but let’s face it: a planner has gotta plan sometimes.  😉  Today I was inspired to write up a little summer bucket list to get some fun activities on the calendar for my family.

Summer Bucket List 2016

1. Host a Korean BBQ dinner at our house
2. Make homemade ice cream (this isn’t difficult, since I’ve made multiple batches already in the last month…)
3. Go berry or cherry picking
4. Beach bonfire, complete with s’mores
5. Make popsicles
6. Backyard campout
7. Go bowling
8. Sidewalk chalk afternoon
9. Watch a movie at the drive-in
10. Tie-dye with Olive
11. Watch a baseball game
12. Picnic at the beach
13. Day at the Midstate Fair
14. Make lemonade
15. Family hike
16. Santa Barbara Zoo
17. Family bike ride
18. Go stargazing at a local dark sky location
19. Watch the sunrise and the sunset on the same day
20. Read the World Summer Book Club

Other givens: lots of apple tasting at Gopher Glen, eating tons of homegrown tomatoes and sugar snap peas from our garden, park days, play dates and road trips.

What am I missing?  I’d love to hear something on your own summer bucket list!  Hope you’re having a great start to the week; see you again soon!