Fun in the Sun | Summer bucket list

 I am so excited to start planning summer fun!

I love everything about summer!
For the past few years I have been making
a list of fun things I want to do with the kids and as a family.
A lot of the things are simple summer musts and some are traditional things we do each year!
While we may not get to everything it is fun to have a go to list!

I also put together a daily schedule to help guide us through the day.
I strive with lists, to dos and a routine.
But that is a whole other post when I get it finalized.

Family Football Fest at Link Field
Summer regional for Josh's work at Suncadia Resort  again this year {2012}
evening BBQ roast marshmallows on the beach or river
real camping at Silver Lake with the family {2014}
Go to a Seattle Mariner Game
many BBQ's with family and friends
have a cousin sleepover in a tent in the yard
fondue night
family bike rides in the evening
summer baseball league {Jordan} {2014}
do sparklers at the beach
3-on-3 basketball tournaments {Jordan}

Everson {2014}
razz fest {2014} {2013} {2012}
Ferndale 3-on-3 {2014}
Celebrate the 4th of July with family and friends {2010}{2013} {2014}
Summer Movie Express starts 6/24
take spray bottles of colored water to beach or in yard
try at least one new restaurant or bakery
Lets kids plan the entire day
library reading program
play dates with friends
Menchies
Send a postcard to someone from a place we visit
Set up balloons or targets in yard to shoot nerf guns at
many bike rides to Edaleen for ice cream
Play in big sprinkler at bender
get ice cream from the Sugar Shack Ice Cream Truck
pic or list scavenger hunt walk
Go to the Northwest Washington Fair {2012}{2013} {2014}
Lynden Airport Open house {2014}
Let kids ride bike to gas station for a treat
watermania in Canada
go to the skating rink on a rainy day
Go to Birch Bay! We will play, explore, and have a picnic lunch! {2012} {2013}
Take kids to Castle fun park in Canada for mini golf and more {2012} {2013}
pool in the yard with slide going into it {2010} {2013}
Day trip to Forest Park
Weekend "camping" trips to the Glen
the museum of Flight in Seattle
Picnic lunches in the yard
layout in the yard and read a book
lots of playing in the creek by our house {2012}
go to lake Samish is a must! This was the kids favorite spot last year {2013} {2014}
continue swim lessons for Jordan {2013} {2014}

go get a donuts for breakfast {2013}
Go to local parks old and new
Water slides at Birch bay
Eat lots and lots ice cream!!
U pick strawberries {2010} {2012} {2013}
Bowling at Mt. Baker lanes with Kids bowl free
Day trip to Jetty Island
RELAX, RELAX, & RELAX

Larrabee beach {2013} {2014}
Lake Padden {2013} {2014}
Semiahmoo {2013} {2014}
U pick blueberries {2014}
Enjoy my children
kids lemonade stand
Michelle, Cohen, Ezra and Jordan's BIRTHDAYS
treasure hunt around the neighborhood with clues for surprise
slip n slide both big and small
Cultus Lake Water Slides {2014}

let kids plan, shop for and cook dinner
fly kites at bender or birch bay
messy play in the yard
make sponge balls
Take a picnic lunch to dad at work or meet at a nearby park
Take an "Alphabet tour" around town on our bikes.
{We will bring cameras, journals and an idea list}
Make an I am bored jar
date night with the kids
take fun sunset pictures at Birchbay
visit Tennant Lake Park {2014}
family hike or two
{Scenic Chuckanut Drive}
check out a Bells baseball game on Family Fun Sunday
weekend softball tournament for Pioneer Days with Josh {2012}{2013} {2014}

spray bubbles with spray bottles {2012}
summer date nights with Josh
wine tasting cruises
Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema
Make ice cream in a bag
home made Popsicles
easy peasy banana treats
make donuts
Tie Dye - shirts, tank tops or pillowcases
Tennis- get out with rackets and balls and try our hand at tennis
Egg drop- have kids take an egg and create a safe box for them.
Then take them to Hovander Park and do an egg drop from tower.
Horseback Riding
Have a Bonfire- at river or beach and roast hot dogs/s'mores
Throw a Dart or blind and twirl with a dot marker on a Map and go there
 - use a local map from Lynden or Bellingham
sing loudly with the car windows down
Whip Cream Fight
have the kids help wash the cars
and so many more ideas I have!!

You can check out my summer fun board on pinterest
or past few years of fun in the sun lists for more ideas!
{2013}
{2012}
{2010}

Other ideas we have done in the past but won't do this year
Spend the day at the Seattle zoo {2014}
Century Link Field Tour
Take kids up in the space needle {2014}
Take advantage of a free month at Perch and Play
spray bubbles with spray bottles {2012}