It's official. "Summer" has started for us. Kenzie has finished school for the school year which sort of signifies the summer months for us. We have a few months now before she starts VPK and officially goes to school for a few hours 4 days a week. It's not the full day and full week of elementary school, but it is still a big deal for all of us. So, we are soaking in what seems to be our final few months before a major change in our lives. Something about VPK makes me realize that time is flying by and before we know it, both kids will be in elementary school and both of us will be working. Life will change... but until then we will be having fun.
My goal over the summer is to do a bunch of our normal stuff, but try to find a few new ways to keep these kids busy (and learning when possible.) We have elected to not go on any vacation this year so we want to try to spend as much time as possible at the beach and pool as well as find a few new things to do around here. We obviously have our Disney passes, but we decided to get the passes with blockout dates for the summer as we likely wouldn't want to be there in the summer heat, anyway. That means we need to find a few new things. It's good to expand our horizons. =)
Taking a cue from some of our family and friends that do this every year, we have initiated our first ever "Youngs' Summer of Fun" bucket list. This is a list of a few things (that are somewhat out of our norm) for us to try to do over the summer months. We are certainly not sure if we will be able to finish all of them, but we are going to try.
This weekend we did a few fun activities (though none of the ones listed on the bucket list, mainly because I didn't want to put something on just to immediately check it off as soon as we printed out the list for the fridge) worth recapping.
Steven actually had to work part of Friday. Gasp! Haha! With the holiday weekend the prior weekend, his hours didn't add up to allow him to take off on Friday, but once he got home we did a bit of running around. Nothing major. Once we got home though, we set up the sprinkler in the front yard. That's the kind of activity we like... one that is functional and fun. The grass needed some water in a random spot that our sprinklers miss for some reason and the kids think the sprinkler is awesome. Kenzie had a blast running through it. Will is less sure, which is actually weird because he is the one that doesn't mind water in his eyes or care if you splash him. Anyway, Kenzie ran through the sprinkler for a long time and Will played in the driveway. It was a fun start to the weekend.
On Saturday we went over to Palm Coast to visit Grandma and Grandaddy. We went out to Jungle Hut Beach. It was gorgeous. We happened to schedule our visit at low tide. The beach seemed endless (for an East coast beach) and the water was warm but still cool enough to be pleasant. Best temp of an East coast beach this far north that I have ever experienced. We were also able to let the kids play under the tent with Grandma and Grandaddy and Steven and I were able to go out into the water without kids hanging on us. Okay, okay. Truthfully, we couldn't have paid the kids to get in the water this weekend. We do this every year. At the beginning of the summer the kids are a bit unsure about the ocean. They will play in the sand and get near the water. Even put their feet in, but they won't go much farther. By the end of the summer we will have them in the water with us. Just have to let them go at their pace. At least Will doesn't have the same concern with walking on sand that Kenzie did at this age. That's half the battle. After the beach we went over to Washington Oaks for a picnic dinner. This was possibly one of our largest set ups yet. We had hot dogs and sliders, baked beans, fruit salad, chips, and cookies. Everything was yummy and the kids ate quite a bit. Guess the beach made them work up an appetite. We spent a bit of time at Grandma and Grandaddy's before heading home. Both kids fell asleep on the way home and we got them in bed without issue so it was a successful day.
Sunday was a bit more of a "lazy" day for us. We went to church in the morning and then in the afternoon we set up the kiddie pool and water table again. We had our neighbors over for a beer can chicken for dinner. They have an almost one year old and the kids love playing together.
It was a pretty great weekend. We will see what we can get into in the next week and weekend. =)
My goal over the summer is to do a bunch of our normal stuff, but try to find a few new ways to keep these kids busy (and learning when possible.) We have elected to not go on any vacation this year so we want to try to spend as much time as possible at the beach and pool as well as find a few new things to do around here. We obviously have our Disney passes, but we decided to get the passes with blockout dates for the summer as we likely wouldn't want to be there in the summer heat, anyway. That means we need to find a few new things. It's good to expand our horizons. =)
Taking a cue from some of our family and friends that do this every year, we have initiated our first ever "Youngs' Summer of Fun" bucket list. This is a list of a few things (that are somewhat out of our norm) for us to try to do over the summer months. We are certainly not sure if we will be able to finish all of them, but we are going to try.
Steven actually had to work part of Friday. Gasp! Haha! With the holiday weekend the prior weekend, his hours didn't add up to allow him to take off on Friday, but once he got home we did a bit of running around. Nothing major. Once we got home though, we set up the sprinkler in the front yard. That's the kind of activity we like... one that is functional and fun. The grass needed some water in a random spot that our sprinklers miss for some reason and the kids think the sprinkler is awesome. Kenzie had a blast running through it. Will is less sure, which is actually weird because he is the one that doesn't mind water in his eyes or care if you splash him. Anyway, Kenzie ran through the sprinkler for a long time and Will played in the driveway. It was a fun start to the weekend.
On Saturday we went over to Palm Coast to visit Grandma and Grandaddy. We went out to Jungle Hut Beach. It was gorgeous. We happened to schedule our visit at low tide. The beach seemed endless (for an East coast beach) and the water was warm but still cool enough to be pleasant. Best temp of an East coast beach this far north that I have ever experienced. We were also able to let the kids play under the tent with Grandma and Grandaddy and Steven and I were able to go out into the water without kids hanging on us. Okay, okay. Truthfully, we couldn't have paid the kids to get in the water this weekend. We do this every year. At the beginning of the summer the kids are a bit unsure about the ocean. They will play in the sand and get near the water. Even put their feet in, but they won't go much farther. By the end of the summer we will have them in the water with us. Just have to let them go at their pace. At least Will doesn't have the same concern with walking on sand that Kenzie did at this age. That's half the battle. After the beach we went over to Washington Oaks for a picnic dinner. This was possibly one of our largest set ups yet. We had hot dogs and sliders, baked beans, fruit salad, chips, and cookies. Everything was yummy and the kids ate quite a bit. Guess the beach made them work up an appetite. We spent a bit of time at Grandma and Grandaddy's before heading home. Both kids fell asleep on the way home and we got them in bed without issue so it was a successful day.
Sunday was a bit more of a "lazy" day for us. We went to church in the morning and then in the afternoon we set up the kiddie pool and water table again. We had our neighbors over for a beer can chicken for dinner. They have an almost one year old and the kids love playing together.
It was a pretty great weekend. We will see what we can get into in the next week and weekend. =)
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