my 2013 spring & summer bucket list

although it hardly feels like spring around here, we have already started thinking about the things we want to do this spring and summer as a family. i always love coming up with this list of ideas because i just love lists and i love being able to cross off each one after we have done it... a visual of all we have accomplished.

if you decide to create a bucket list, be sure to leave a link in the comments. i would love to see what you have in store! you just may give me some extra ideas to add to my list.

i have provided links to many of the activities, including places in our area. perhaps you live nearby or maybe they will inspire you to find similar activities in your area. 

1. visit the NC state arboretum
2. create melted crayon artwork
3. rides and the playground at pullen park
4. shop at the farmer's market
5. plant a container garden
6. visit the NC museum of history
7. visit the NC museum of natural science
8. spend a day at neuse river
9. have a color scavenger hunt at umstead park
10. make homemade lemonade
11. visit the NC museum of life & science
12. purchase 2 year passes to the NC zoo & take pictures of our favorite animals
13. pick fruit at vollmer farm
14. feed the ducks at shelly lake
15. have a paint war
16. go geocaching often
17. pool days at optimist
18. take elijah to the beach for the first time
19. paint the living room & dining room
20. cook s'mores on the fire pit
21. have a BBQ with friends in the backyard
22. make homemade popsicles in the zoku
23. puddle jumping in the rain
24. make sidewalk paint
25. make peanut butter birdfeeders
26. buy a picnic table
27. popcorn & a movie marathon: lord of the rings, star wars, harry potter
28. sand & paint my desk chair and redo the cushion
29. enjoy an outdoor sheet tent
30. master the art of couponing
31. read 2 books a month
32. stay focused on my health and weight loss

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my 2012 spring & summer bucket list

 

to celebrate today being the first day of spring, i decided to go ahead and get a jump start on my spring and summer bucket list. it's no secret that i absolutely love the spring and summer. once november hits every year, i am pretty much already wishing for spring already.

although spring has come way too early this year, i am not complaining. the last couple of weeks have been amazing and i can't wait to dive into some fun activities with the hubs and kids.

here are all the things i hope to accomplish this spring and summer:

1.  read one book a month. or more.
2.  go at least one day a month with no tv. music is a must though.
3.  movie marathons: harry potter, lord of the rings, christmas in july, x-men, resident evil
4.  crafts: canvas painting, family dates wall art, fort kit
5.  go to the beach and build a sandcastle
6.  get a tan
7.  make homemade popsicles
8.  exercise for 30 days in a row
9.  have a picnic
10.  play in the rain
11.  make homemade lemonade
12.  hang out at the pool as much as possible
13.  pedicures and manicures with my girls (a couple times a month would be great)
14.  pullen park day
15.  cook out on the grill a lot. these sound good: shish kabobs, hamburgers, grilled corn
16.  busch gardens days
17.  built an indoor fort
18.  roast marshmallows over a fire and make s'mores
19.  sidewalk chalk artwork
20.  christmas in july with homemade gifts only
21.  oil pastel hair with my girls
22.  geocaching
23.  put a puzzle together with the kids
24.  drive-in movies
25.  buy fruits and veggies at the farmer's market
26.  make spongeballs and have a fight
27.  make ziplock bag icecream
28.  go on lots of walks
29.  plant tomatoes
30.  have "dessert first dinner"
31.  have a family game night
32.  make root beer floats


if i come up with any more, i will be sure to add them to the list. i would love to see what you come up with too. if you do a bucket list, please share the link in the comments and i will check it out.

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my 2011 spring & summer bucket list

last year i did a summer bucket list, and although i feel like i did accomplish most of what i put on my list, i wanted to get a head start this year on the things i want to accomplish most. i am usually more productive when the days are longer, the sun is shining, and the weather is warm.

and if you come here often, you know i'm a list maker, so if i see it in a list and i can check it off, then i tend to get it done a lot faster.

my time frame will be from may 1 - september 1.

my 2011 spring & summer bucket list

1. read at least 10 books
2. lose 10 lbs. a month
3. go back to church at least 2 sundays a month (preferably more)
4. hand write at least 4 letters
5. see at least one movie a month at the drive-in
6. take a busch gardens/water country usa trip once a month
7. go fishing
8. go on a picnic
9. cook hot dogs and smores with friends in our fire pit
10. grow a veggie garden
11. family game night at least once a month
12. christmas in july with handmade gifts only
13. movie marathons: 

• slumber party with my girls and the wizard of oz
• lord of the rings movie marathon
• harry potter marathon
• watch the entire dawson's creek series
• christmas in july movie marathon

as i continue come up with more ideas, i will update this list. i may even add a few that i didn't get to on last year's list to this year's list. i will have a link at the top and in my sidebar if you are interested.

if you create a list also, be sure to let me know. i would love to read it. we just might inspire each other with new ideas.

feel free to grab the image above and use it for your bucket list also.

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