Summer Summer Summer Time!

Hard to believe that we are already almost a month into Summer.  June is always a crazy month for us - lots of our favorite people are born in June (HEY HAPPY BIRTHDAY GUYS!!!).  We kicked off summer with the Ventage Weekend, we were wedding guests at a gorgeous wedding in Madison and then we have had 4 birthday parties, one bachelorette party and a husband traveling this month.  Yeah, we are a little frazzled.  

BUT.  We are committed to doing some of our favorite summer activities and included a few new ones.  My summer bucket list (hey, thank you Katrina for the sweet design work!!).  I put this bad boy up on a corkboard and thought it would be fun to add to the photo collage all summer.  The kids are thrilled with what we have done so far.  

On our to do list?

Bay Beach completed - epic...if you have never been to Green Bay and Bay Beach, get here now.  

Drive in Movie completed - kind of a bust but hey... we tried.  

Go for hike (trying to develop a nature spirit in my kids but this is NOT NATURAL for me!)

Slip n Slide - completed - this will be a weekly if not daily activity.

Tea Party

Corn Roast

Pick Tomatoes

Squirt Gun Fight

Music in the Park completed.  love this.  

Splash Pad

Milwaukee Zoo

Baseball game

Make Lemonade completed - Luke is our resident lemonade maker.

sleepover (hey grandma, wanna help me out with this one?)

Chalk Paint the driveway

build sandcastles

pj day

have a picnic

make pet rocks

have a party

farmers market completed - another weekly adventure

ice cream for dinner

go fishing

feed baby goats

We made our list by everyone tossing around their suggestions and narrowing down to a doable if we put our mind to it list.  Yay summer!

hello Monday!

hello fitbit.  I am proud to say that I am averaging about 10,000 steps today as part of my regular routine!  loving this souped up little pedometer and love my friends that are keeping me honest!  Mike and I have been tracking steps and it has a friendly little competitive vibe to it.  I told him that I think we should make July the month of 15,000 steps a day.  we will see!  If you get one - message me and I will add you to my list!  I love seeing this little smiley face.  

hello stack of magazines.  I LURVE magazines.  But right now?  all I have is a pile of unread magazines that are taunting me.  I mean, who WOULDN'T want 67 refreshing ideas to make every day more fun??  and yes, above the unread magazine are mint mentos and a mint sprig.  I am a freak basically.  

hello laughing at my kids discovery and love of selfies.  This gem was from yesterday.  I have also spotted Dottie walking around taking selfies with her toy phone.  My name is Angie and I am a selfie addict.  I have passed this disease along to my children.  Clearly we need help.  

hello trying to do things on our summer bucket list.  We went to the drive in on Friday night.  It was a disaster.  I do not care to say any more about that.  I did however take this video - hope it makes you laugh.  

hello lots of stupid stuff to that I am trying not to obsess over.  Focusing on the sunshine and progress and little moments instead of freaking out about the fact that my life is spiraling into disorganized disaster.  Yay for avoidance!

hello flying solo with the kids this week.  Mike is on the road until Thursday.  Wish us luck!  Have a great week!

Hello Monday is inspired by Katrina who may have been inspired by Lisa Leonard.  Brilliant ladies, the both of them.  

This is it.

I cannot walk this journey with you. I will have a getaway car ready. I will celebrate with gin and cheese and laughs and tears.

This is the day your future starts. It is going to be awesome.