2011 Summer Fun List

 I think we're getting this summer kicked off to a pretty great start, and it's fun to be a kid again - or at least to have fun with the kids. And with each year that Josie gets older, the list of fun summer things to do grows exponentially. One of the very first things I wanted to do was to hit The Port (drive in) for root beer floats on a hot afternoon. Ed and I would stop here all the time during the summer while out for a drive to the beach, and we had been looking forward to the day Josie would enjoy it too. This past weekend fit the bill. It was a little to hot to sit in the car and enjoy the treat, but Josie still got a kick out of the drive in and we'll be back again several times this summer, I'm sure!

Our Summer Fun list, just to name a few (work in progress):
root beer floats at the port
lots of chalk
go to a new zoo (lincoln park?)
picnic in the park
go to the town pool
lake geneva getaway
ride all the bike trails
find an ice cream truck
cool off at the library
make (and eat) puppy chow
home town parade
weekend in Inday (children's museum, zoo, gardens, river walk)
run a 5k (maybe 8k?) with josie and ed cheering me on
Saturday morning farmers market
go to the beach (a lot)
go see a movie before lunch
check out some garage sales/auctions
scavenger hunt
make homemade bubbles
Popcorn Fest
run through the sprinklers
catch lightening bugs
fire pit and grill hot dogs
make smores
tent camp in the yard
paint flower pots
ice cream cones from every shop in town
pick blueberries
make motion-a-potion (a pretend magic soup :))
homemade popsicles
drive in movie theater
mini golf
go to Art in the Park
take the train to chicago
state park hike - mccormick creek?
find a slip-n-slide
can my tomatoes and green beans
water balloon fight
take swim lessons
county fair x2
get face painted
go to a movie in the park
bike to the river and back
corn roast

to be continued...