Summer List

I guess summer is about officially over (even though fire season IS NOT!)  And it's about time to revisit my list.  Here are my excuses for the ones we didn't do.  :)

~Take swimming lessons again 

~Go to the zero level fountain downtown

~Bike through Bidwell (WAY to complicated right now with the bike trailer.)

~Blow bubbles

~Paint outside

~Start our garden

~Start our compost

~Date night with Donnie to his first sushi in Chico (I guess we haven't had a date night in a while.  No, I guess we did have one in Napa, just not in Chico since living here yet!)

~Have camping guests

~Discover a signature popsicle recipe for our house (one for adults and one for kids)

~Take pictures in an orchard

~Have a picnic (No excuses for this one.)

~Take a trip up to the ranch (I'm still waiting for an open-ranch day.  We did meet one of the owners, does that count?)

~Draw with chalk on our driveway

~Go to a story time at the library (Yeah, I realized Jackson is not that reliable yet as a well-behaved boy.  He is pretty well mannered now, but I'm not sure about the library.  That doesn't sound fun to me yet.)

~Walk through campus

~Finally see Avatar (We rented it and never watched it.  Really 3 hours of a movie does not sound exciting to either of us!)

~Run out to get an ice cream from the ice cream man (and have my camera charged this time!)

~Visit the winery in Chico (Nope, but we're going to do the Sierra Oro Farm Trail Passport Weekend in the beginning of October for Janet's birthday!)

~Bake a treat (or 2 or 3!)

~Learn to grill vegetables really well & try to grill pizza or a side dish (Nope, actually I totally forgot about pizza or a side dish, we were having way too much fun with the regular food!)

~Swim with cousins

~Make a craft (or 2)

~Eat lots of watermelon

~Make ice cream sandwiches

~Play bocce & Yahtzee

~Have a sleep over for Jackson 

~Host lots of guests     Yes, I would definitely say we accomplished this one.