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There’s something magical about the last few days of the school year. You can feel it in the air, that electric mix of exhaustion and anticipation, the kind where everyone is running on fumes but also buzzing with the knowledge that freedom is this close. This weekend, the boys and I sat down on the couch and decided to write out our to do list for our summer. When they were little we would do this every year with a big piece of paper, a handful of markers that were way too dried out to actually work (we made it work), and a shared mission. making our official Summer Bucket List. Somethings never change and I hope that they always want to do a summer bucket list with me. I know that at the end of August they start high school and seeing so many of my friends these past weekends having their babies graduating. Making me feel a little anxiety that its all going so fast.
But when we were making the list, watching their faces light up as they shouted out ideas, arguing over whether "eat ice cream for breakfast" was a legitimate life choice (I voted yes, obviously), and adding things I would have never thought of in a million years was the reset I didn’t know I needed. We’ve got just about 8 more days of early alarms and packed days that soon we will trade it all in for late mornings, and the kind of chaos that only comes when school is officially out.
I’m so excited to share our list with you. Not just because it’s full of adventure and a little bit of ridiculousness, but because I’m making a promise to myself to actually do the things on it. No letting the summer slip away while I scroll on my phone. This summer, we are showing up for the moments.
So here it is. Our Summer Bucket List. And every single thing we check off, I’ll be sharing a photo right here and on social media so we can document the whole messy, wonderful ride together. If you think of a must or two we have to add please comment below!
Summer, we are so ready for you. Let’s make it one for the books.
Here we go!
Seattle Aquarium
Woodland Park Zoo
Be in a parade ( Kingston 4th of July)
Glass beach day in PT
Go explore the bunkers at Fort Warden
Pool days
Snoqualmie Falls
Outside yard games all summer long.
Go to a Parade (torch light)
Remlinger Farms
Snoqualmie casino to see old classmates art work.
See all of the Trolls there are 6*
Check off a few new parks
Mini Golf at the put put in Gig harbor
Funko Pop Museum in Everett
Staycation close by for one or two nights.
Wild Waves
Space needle visit
Go to Gig harbor and do the mini golf
Seattle Center
A day on Bainbridge
Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum
Ride the Monorail
Go to a Mariners game.
Seattle Art Museum
A day in Edmonds
Go to Leavenworth with our friends.
Try Geocouching.
Drive in movie
Learn to write cursive
Go to Sequim's lavender festival (before or after the crowds )
Go see our sweet friend in Port Angles and explore down town.
Go to outdoor music concerts
Eat at food trucks
A day in Port Townsend
Sleep under the stars on the back deck
Have a backyard movie night
July 25th have a Christmas movie marathon at home.
Beach bonfire
Go on a boat ride and fish/crab
Spend a fun evening at a Tacoma Raniers game
Go to a family reunion
Super soaker, balloon fight.
Hunt down the best burger in the area (We have 6 so far to check out)
Do a day of board games and root beer floats
Set up a field day with some friends.
Celebrate Summerween
Bellevue Bubble Planet
Take a drive around the Hood Canal
Tie Dye Teeshirts
Go on a natural trail hike a few times.
Go thrifting and Yard Sales
Go on a doughnut flight
Eat Ice cream from a Ice Cream truck
Go do a day of Farmers markets
The Bremerton Fountains
Go to Lake Union and do the hot tub boat
Kayak/Paddle board ( we will need to adults to help)
Go to the Fair
Pillow fight
Eat as much watermelon as we can.
Get a group of friends together and do a Paint night.
Each of us pick a plan a menu, shop and make the dinner
