Towards the beginning of the summer we had a family meeting to discuss some things we wanted to make sure to do this summer. Last summer we took a 5-week road trip to visit our far away families, but this year we decided to spend our summer staying close, so it’s been fun to work on our list (though we need to hurry as our “summer” ends soon with school starting in just a few weeks!).
{Get snowcones}
Working on our “bucket list” has been a good motivation for me to fight the homesickness (which seems to have gotten much worse with this pregnancy) by finding little gems nearby and celebrating where we live.
{Go to the beach}
It’s also a good push for me to practice being a fun/silly mommy and spend more purposeful time with my kids. I recently read an article that talked about love being a four-letter word: T-I-M-E. It’s always good to have a reminder to spend more time WITH my kids (not just in the same room while I do my own thing, but actually playing with them) as daily life can get so busy.
What about you? Did you make a summer to-do list? It’s not too late!!
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We enjoyed participating in part of your summer bucket list. Great way to be sure to do those things you want to “do sometime.”
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