truckin' through our summer list

 

 We've been making some progress on our summer to do list since the last time I checked in.  I'm absolutely LOVING this project.  I'll admit that about halfway through the summer I started to feel a bit...overwhelmed by my plans, and underwhelmed by my lack of energy.

Thankfully I think that had more to do with the crazy heat and less to do with any true lack of motivation on my part.  

And soon I found myself re-energized.  Many of the things on this list can be done in the evening after I get home from work and Sadira and I have dinner, with little extra effort.  Cause let's face it, the last thing you want to do after working all day, then coming home and fixing a meal, are more TASKS.  

 These things have been fun.  I'm not sure who's enjoyed this more...me or Sadira.

So an update:

1. Go for a ride on the Seadog
2. Go to Sailabration
3. See the Blue Angels
4. Attend a Free Family Sunday at the BMA
5. Check out the Mr. Potato Head exhibit  at Port Discovery
6. Have a water balloon fight
7. Walk from our house to Federal Hill and back
8. Feed ducks
9. Eat a snowball from Walther Gardens
10. Read 100 books (Sadira)
11. Read 10 books (Nasrene)  I guess we can see who the overachiever is in this family. 
12. Go bowling
13. Make homemade ice cream
14. Go to a drive in movie at Bengies
15. Eat steamed crabs!!!
16. Build a sandcastle
17. Go on a picnic
18. Attend an outdoor movie night
19. Ride the dragon boats at the harbor
20. Take a tour of Camden Yards
21. Visit Pierce's Park and West Shore Park
22. Cookout
23. Make a robot
24. Eat a funnel cake
25. Go to the farmer's market
26. Do a service project for the community
27. Go to the zoo
28. Visit Our Playground at Stadium Place
29. Go to a water park
30. Spend a whole day at Annie's Playground
31. Catch lightening bugs
32. Make it through all four ballet recitals
33. Go roller skating
34. Make Cherry Blossom art
35. Make flour stars for the 4th of July
36. Glowsticks in the bathtub
37. Make a ballet recital shadowbox
38. Make frozen yogurt strawberries
39. Study the phases of the moon...using Oreos
40. Go swimming at Sandy Point State Park
41. Get faces painted
42. Play sidewalk chalk
43. See Brave at the movies
44. Plant a garden
45. Dinner at By The Docks
46. Go to the ocean
47. Ride bikes
48. Spend a day at the Fort
49. Get matching pedicures
50. Run the bases at Camden Yards 

#8. Feed ducks

 

 

#17.  Go on a picnic

 

#22. Cookout

 

#34. Make Cherry Blossom art

 

#38.  Make frozen yogurt strawberries

 

(Unfortunately I forgot to take pics of the finished product, so this second hand cell phone pic will have to do...sadly they were not quite as delicious as I was hoping...but pretty yummy dipped in Nutella. Like, ya know, practically ANYTHING.) ;-)

 

#42. Play sidewalk chalk

 #47.  Ride bikes