Summer Bucket List

Our bucket list ended up like this - and here is what we completed.

Check out books from library, picnic at the park, family hike, wear no shoes for 1 whole day, camping, rexburg splash park & carousel, go out for ice cream, visit a zoo, go swimming, movie, visit grandparents, mesa or shoshone falls, old faithful, play a game with Molly, stay at the cabin, sleep under the stars, bbq with friends, water fight, family reunion, eat watermelon, 4th of July parade/fireworks, jump on trampoline with the sprinkler, craters of the moon, host a party, make something new, roll down a hill, make popcicles, get a snow cone, play tball, swimming lessons, harvest a garden, bike ride, family walk, feed the ducks, playmill, deliver an unexpected treat, eat lunch at the elementary school, fly a kite, go fishing, walk around the greenbelt, slip n'slide, make & eat homemade ice cream, ride four wheelers, blow bubbles, sidewalk chalk, lie on grass and watch clouds, do a science experiment, finger painting, cress creek nature trail, carve our name in a tree

Not bad huh?  We had a super fun summer.  I think we'll make a bucket list every summer.  It really made us get out and have some good times and make some fun memories.

Ella also completed her 800 minutes of summer reading.  It went into the first week of school, but I counted it anyway.   There were a lot of times that I didn't monitor the amount of time she read so I figure it all weighed out in the end.  I think she had a lot of fun with it.  Her school is currently doing a Read-a-Thon so when that gets over we'll probably start anothe reading reward chart at home.  I took her to the library last week and between all the girls we ended up with 23 books.  She has been in heaven.  She read for 65 minutes yesterday alone.  I'm so happy she enjoys reading.  I hope it sticks with her because I've never been much of a reader.