Summer Bucket List

With a newborn during the triple digits of summer, I have had to become creative in ways Evie can still have a "fun" summer that doesn't include water parks and swimming every day. I found a neat website that had lots of simple, yet entertaining ideas for summer, that are very affordable if not free. I printed out the list, and Evie and I talked about some of the activities like throwing water balloons, going to the library, having a picnic, visiting the duck pond, and collecting bugs. For some reason Evie was very intrigued by the idea of collecting bugs. I suggested that she do that with her friend Stella and her mom. Stella's mom is a nature lover. I knew it would be right up her alley! Here's what we have done on the list so far...

Collect Bugs- After spending a day at Stella's, Evie came home with a little bug habitat housing a grasshopper and a caterpillar. Talk about entertainment! She carried the little house around all night long! Stella also has some fun pets like a bunny and some chicks! (see the picnic picture)

Water Balloons with Daddy- She found a package of water balloons in our "summer" bin, and she couldn't wait to play with them when daddy was home on the weekend! Baby sister slept in the sling while I watched the fun.

Duck Pond Park- There's a really neat park close to our house that has tons of ducks and turtles. The weather this past week has been strangely cool with lows in the 60's and 70's. The day we went to the park the high was 85! That is unheard of on July 1 in Texas! It was a beautiful day to go feed the ducks and have a picnic. A nice man who lives by the park came out with a bucket of corn. He let Evie and another little girl throw the corn. Lets say that these two girls need lessons on throwing! It was hilarious. Corn was flying all over the place. Kate slept the entire time in the sling! 

Katy has had fun with her play mat. She has started to notice the toys and enjoys watching them rattle and jingle. Pretty soon she is going to be grabbing those toys.