Summer Bucket List Part #1

This is our 2nd summer we came up with a Summer Bucket List for things that we wanted to do during the summer break that maybe we wouldn't ordinarily do. This is the first half of our Bucket List for the summer (15 out of 28 items)..

Our Summer Bucket List

#1: June 16th we started our Summer Bucket List a few days early and did our berry picking during the strawberry festival on Father's Day weekend.

Strawberry picking

#2: June 20th we went to the Edmonds City Park splash pad with friends to kick off our summer break

Splash Pad!!

#3: June 21st we went to the zoo with Grams and made it extra special by feeding the giraffes

We love hippos!

Cammy feeding the giraffe

Look at that tongue!

Butterflies with Grams

The zoo is the best!

#4: July 5th we had an afternoon picnic in the park with some friends at Miner's Corner Park

Picnic in the park with the Burnett girls

#5: July 8th we went to a Mariners game with some of our friends and to make it extra special we rode the light rail from the UW Stadium to Safeco Field

Riding light rail to the game with buddy Zach

Mariners girls

Little cutie

Family photo

The kiddos...Zach, Cammy, Brian, Hailey and Brielle

Walking after the game with Zach

#6 and #7: July 10th we went to a summer kids concert at Juanita Beach in Kirkland with some old friends and played at the park afterwards

Summer kids concert time!

Playing with old friends...the O'Brien kids

Cammy and Kieran have been friends since they were tiny babies

#8: July 13th we went to open swim at the McCollum Pool and met up with an old friend there

Floating on the mats

Swimming with mom

Swimming with dad

Fun to meet up with Matthew at the pool!

#9: July 14th we did a family backyard campout (and everyone stayed in the tent the entire night!)

Daddy teaching the girls how to set up a tent 

Cammy wanted to help

All set up and ready for a campout

Jammies on and still so light out!

#10: July 15th we went to Emerald Downs for Boeing Day on a really hot summer day

Ice cream treats for the hot day

She is obsessed with the pink horse (and it did win the race)

Winning tickets

Love the races with the fam

Petting the helper horses

The whole family at the races

#11: July 17th we did Find Waldo in the Mill Creek Town Center with a few of our friends

The Mitchell kids and the Smith boys joined us

#12: July 25th we went to the Green Lake wading pool with some friends who are moving to Texas in a few weeks

Model poses at the wading pool

Lunch break

Hanging with Pressley

All the kiddos plus Dallas

We sure are going to miss these guys when they move to Texas!

#13: July 26th we went to Jetty Island for our very first time. It was a very low tide, so it was hard to get out to the water, but the kids still had a blast

Riding on the top of the boat

Check out that low tide!

Stuck in the mud

Lunch break on the beach

She is definitely a sand girl!

A reunion of old Stroller Strides friends

Yay for Jetty Island

They were not too excited about this, but smiled for a quick pic

Cammy and Matthew made it to the water!

Boat ride back after a long day in the sun!

#14: July 28th we had dessert for dinner at Red Robin (boy did my tummy hurt after that!)

So many desserts!

#15: July 29th we went to Fox Hollow Farms for a fun family day during their summer festival (another place we had never been before)

Dollhouse style playhouses

Mini ATVs

Down by the creek

Fox Hollow Manor (where you can stay)

Picnic lunch by the creek

Bunnies!

Corn crib

Floating down the creek

Just staying cool with their feet in the water

Kittens!!

I learned about half way through the summer that I planned way too many things, but I am on a mission to accomplish them all (even if some have to happen after school starts up)!! It's been an amazing summer so far to say the least and we have only done 14 of the 28 items on our list so far!!