As I was deciding what to use as a title for this post, the word “summer” began to strike me as odd. You know when you say a word a few too many times and it starts to sound wonky? Yeah, that happened. I don’t know if you realized, but ‘summer’ actually rhymes  with ‘bummer’, which, yes, made my inner 4th-grader giggle.

Moving on.

Since I live in Alberta, I really want to make the most out of the short summer months (weeks?! – last summer my daughter was born amidst a hailstorm with a high of SEVEN degrees celsius… on July 12). When the sun shines in this province, it seems prudent to get thy tooshie outside and tip your face to the bright blue sky. Hence, my list-happy self hath made (what is up with the old english wordage here? I can’t seem to help myself!) a wish list of things to do before the leaves start falling.

:::

(edited throughout the summer to cross off completed items!)

make a blanket fort on a rainy day
go swimming + splashing in the newly built town splash pad
kick the soccer ball together
bake (grain-free) brownies and take them to the park
create a dress-up box (Isaac’s birthday gift?)
write a letter and mail it
go to the playground (repeat)
do a puzzle
paint rocks
cook a meal together (allow extra time!)
water balloons
make a “book nook”
make a comfort corner
make popsicles
go to the farmer’s market (repeat)
BBQ everything possible
family movie night with popcorn
go to the tea house (of course)
have a date with Daddy
have a date with Mommy
aliza’s first birthday
isaac’s third birthday
sidewalk chalk
finger painting
make embroidered handprints
visit the ranch
nature hike
trochu arboretum
have a picnic
gardening
make cards for upcoming birthdays
playdate weekend with friends
canning & preserving
watch the kiddos ride a carousel
make a nature rubbing
tea party with bear, lamb, and zebra
blow bubbles
play in the sandbox
fly a kite
go to the library
wash the van and have a water fight
pillow fights
plant herbs
host a party ‘just because’
go camping (tenting) for a week

:::

(You’ll note that I included a good number of rainy-day activities… I’m an optimist and a realist all-in-one)

What are you doing for your summer?

(PS. Next I’ll tell you about a really big goal of mine for the summer – it was too big of a deal to include on this list – it deserves its own post…)

Beth

Beth is the creator and editor here at Red & Honey, a lifestyle blog for the naturally-minded homemaker. She recently began a passionate love affair with coffee and her life will never be the same. She has had three babies in less than four years, is a professional laundry-avoider, and loves to stay up way too late making weird stuff from scratch that normal people tend to just buy in a store. Hence, the coffee.

More Posts - Website - Twitter - Facebook - Pinterest