Summer Bucket List End of Summer Update

Well, it's not "officially" the end of summer but close enough! We have had a wonderful one in my opinion! We managed to check off - 33 of our "Summer Bucket List"! I think that's a pretty good end to our Summer! We had so much fun and managed to do more than what we had listed - which rocks! xoxo I love you my hoolies and I cannot wait until next years Summer Bucket List! 

*Have a PJ Day - check
*Build a Fort  - check
*Have a water balloon fight-check
*Feed the Ducks - check (we tried anyway)
*Go on a picnic - check
*Host a BBQ - check (kinda) we attended a few and had one at Camp with the Conklins!
*Go to the library - check
*Make sun sweetened ice tea
*Play board games - check
*Play UNO Attack - check
*Play Dominoes (couldn't find them?)
*Eat breakfast for dinner - check
*Go for a bike ride - triple check!
*Go to the fountain park in Charlevoix
*Fishing - check
*Go to the Fireworks - check
*Go to the movies - check (we seen Smurfs 2)
*Write a story - check
*Make your own pizza night - check
*Sidewalk Chalk - check
*Make  popsicles - check
*Go to the beach - check 
*Catch fireflies - check (we tried)
*Go to the 4th of July parade - check
*Have a friends sleepover
*Make Lemonade -check
*Eat on the deck - check
*Play at a park - check
*Go for a walk - check 
*Find little critters outside and see if we can identify them
*Make a summer reading list
*CAMPING! - check
*Paper airplane contest
*Get Summer Pictures of the Girlies - not really. :( BOO HOO
*Make a sand castle - check 
*Star Gazing - check
*Concerts in the Park - it wasn't warm enough or it rained about every Wednesday!
*Make sail boats out of soap
*Get Slurpies - check
*Swim in the pool - check
*Plan a Road Trip
* Say "yes" to everything for a day - check
*Go to a Bon Fire - check
*School clothes Shopping - check
*Go Tubing or Canoeing down a river

Week 31

Mr. Tony called us today and said we had to get down to the waterfront to see these helicopters.

They were in the area because a military person was doing a "cross country" certification. So we had the opportunity to see him fly over the water. It was pretty cool to watch. Not very often we have these type of helicopters around Petoskey!

Afterward we played at the park for a few hours with Jake and Ryan. You  played so well, it was adorable! I am so proud of you both for being friends with everyone!

Just a beautiful sunset that night!

 

It was a gigantically busy weekend -- On Friday you spent the night at Gramma Deb & Grampa Lou's, while Mommy worked at Camp Transition Zone with Miss Julie. She organizes this amazing camp for blind kids. It's incredible, I learned so much about what it means to be blessed, what it means to have senses... what it means to be understanding without having pity for others. There's a difference between understanding and having compassion and having pity for others who "seem" to have a special ability. It turns out their special abilities make them incredible people. They have such a wonderful outlook on life, an appreciation for what it means to be alive. I hope you both have that... I hope I can instill that in you! Though, I feel like it's something you have to learn because it's such a huge lesson that encompasses your entire life. Next year I think we might work out there helping Miss Julie. I hope I can figure out a way to get you both to be there with me. 

On Saturday we had Aunt Oralee's annual party... it was supposed to be for Grandma Ruthie this year but she was still in physical therapy rehab. She had to go there after staying at Grampa Lou & Gramma Deb's for 1 month. She wasn't doing well at home and now she is thriving doing Physical Therapy multiple times a day. She is in good spirits too. We went to Aunt Lee's and you got to ride a pony again! You played with your 4th cousins and just had a great time! It was an incredible day -- good food, interesting music, and it was REALLY HOT! Finally it's HOT AGAIN ... 

On Sunday we had Aunt Gina's Bridal Shower! You both were very helpful... and sweet with Makenna! You were happy to enjoy yummy food and eat CAKE! 

Week 30

Kenna came to visit and she brought you... (see below)

YOUR FLOWER GIRL DRESSES!

Our week was pretty LAZY!

We were awfully bored... so we made our own fun... and sometimes we got into trouble!

This one particular morning you both were arguing and I had enough! So I decided it is time for you each to have your OWN ROOMS! So, we spend 6 hours (yes 6 hours) cleaning out the playroom... moving it all to the basement. Then we spent 3 hours moving everything Gg back into her "original" room.

This was the reason for the move... your ROOM was OUT OF CONTROL! You kept blaming one another... now you have your OWN rooms to keep clean! This turns out to be MUCH EASIER!

Gg loves her room! She just chills out in there and listens to music or plays with dolls... or crafts... or reads... JUST LIKE KK!

Week 29 - Camping with Conklins

A few of our days camping were rainy ones... but luckily the rain didn't last long! We always made the best of it!

I think your favorite from the trip was the late night Smore's! You all loved the variety of chocolate we made them with... Hershey's Chocolate, Reeces, Malt Balls, Peppermint Patties, or even Kit Kats! We are some daring Smore LUH-VAS!

Every morning (just about - since it rained 3 mornings) we would walk down to the beach and enjoy the beauty of the mornings.

Gramma Deb gave us these silly face pieces that you three hoolies made great use of!

We spent 3 days at the beach... where you got SWIMMERS ITCH! Poor babies were peppered in bites.

But I think it was worth it you all had so much fun!

Even the big boys... who did make shift "boats" to fish from out of Miss Dody's rafts and managed catch some fish!

 

On our last day of camp we had a big party with some other friends that came for a visit. We had so much fun... too much fun but it was worth it!

  After 7 days,  another Conklin/Spalding 4th Annual Vacation comes to a close... we laughed, we played euchre, we had more laughs, we relaxed, we enjoyed the company of our friends and best of all we made memories. You hoolies played down at the park almost the whole time! You crafted, you created, you even made new friends! You went for bike rides, you stayed up late and roasted marshmallows, you even enjoyed a camp fire nearly every night! It was so nice to continue our Annual tradition! I look forward to the years to come and treasure the years we've had!