Time is up!

These are the activities we didn't get done... well, actually, we did all these things (except for #4) but we either weren't together when we did the activity or we just didn't take pictures of us doing the activity... Maybe next Summer we will be able to complete our list or maybe we should make a list for the school year! :)

#4 - visit a state we’ve never been to
#5 - catch fireflies (and let them go)
#22 - ride go-carts
#23 - run a mile
#24 - take a boat ride
#29 - go roller skating
#30 - do a workout video
#35 - go out for breakfast
#36 - take a walk through the neighborhood

#25 - get a pedicure

Only 4 days left of Summer vacation and 10 more activities to go! Can we do it???

#1 - go to the movies
#2 - take a bike ride
#3 - eat an ice cream cone
#4 - visit a state we’ve never been to
#5 - catch fireflies (and let them go)
#6 - ride a train
#7 - play with water balloons
#8 - have a picnic
#9 - go to a baseball game
#10 - see fireworks
#11 - play hop scotch
#12 - go to a waterpark
#13 - see the Lincoln Memorial
#14 - play mini golf
#15 - go to a zoo
#16 - go to a wax museum
#17 - play in a river
#18 - have a cookout
#19 - go bowling
#20 - play bad mitten
#21 - go to an outlet mall
#22 - ride go-carts
#23 - run a mile
#24 - take a boat ride
#25 - get a pedicure
#26 - paint a masterpiece
#27 - go to a park
#28 - bake cookies
#29 - go roller skating
#30 - do a workout video
#31 - go swimming
#32 - go to a library
#33 - put a puzzle together
#34 - have a water gun fight
#35 - go out for breakfast
#36 - take a walk through the neighborhood
#37 - read a book together
#38 - play a video game
#39 - make smores
#40 - play with chalk

#26 - paint a masterpiece... continued

This is our "masterpiece" that we made at the pottery place
in Knoxville... I think it turned out pretty nice!

#2 - take a bike ride

I had no idea that a flash will do this to a picture when
there is a reflector... very interesting. All the other
pictures we took for this activity turned out blurry
so this was the winner!
We are lucky to have a quiet neighborhood
and live on a private road... otherwise, bike riding
would not be as pleasant. We had a great time with
this activity. We don't do it as often as we should
but maybe we will start!

By the way, the bike I am riding in this picture
is the bike my dad bought me when I was 13
years old. I have taken good care of it over the years!
I can still remember that day very vividly when he
took me to Walmart to pick it out :)

#11 - play hop scotch

Hop scotch in the dark? Well, it wasn't as dark as these

pictures make it look like it was... but it was after 8pm!

We haven't played hop scotch in a long time together.

I forgot how fun (and hard) it can be. As you get older,
hopping can be quite difficult! Oh, the joys of getting older!

Only 12 more to go!

The activities that we have done so far are grayed out... only 12 more to go!

#1 - go to the movies
#2 - take a bike ride
#3 - eat an ice cream cone
#4 - visit a state we’ve never been to
#5 - catch fireflies (and let them go)
#6 - ride a train
#7 - play with water balloons
#8 - have a picnic
#9 - go to a baseball game
#10 - see fireworks
#11 - play hop scotch
#12 - go to a waterpark
#13 - see the Lincoln Memorial
#14 - play mini golf
#15 - go to a zoo
#16 - go to a wax museum
#17 - play in a river
#18 - have a cookout
#19 - go bowling
#20 - play bad mitten
#21 - go to an outlet mall
#22 - ride go-carts
#23 - run a mile
#24 - take a boat ride
#25 - get a pedicure
#26 - paint a masterpiece
#27 - go to a park
#28 - bake cookies
#29 - go roller skating
#30 - do a workout video
#31 - go swimming
#32 - go to a library
#33 - put a puzzle together
#34 - have a water gun fight
#35 - go out for breakfast
#36 - take a walk through the neighborhood
#37 - read a book together
#38 - play a video game
#39 - make smores
#40 - play with chalk

#39 - make smores

YUMMY!!!!

#34 - have a water gun fight

We had a lot of fun with this activity... especially because it
was so hot outside today!

Logan decided that the water gun wasn't doing a good
enough job so she used the hose instead.

#27 - go to a park

We went to Crowe's Park and then went to FC/Dunbar Elem
School playground to play. Both were equally hot... the slides
and swings were so hot that we could barely sit on them
without it feeling like we were getting 3rd degree burns!
Oh well... we still managed to have a good time!

Striking a pose :)

#32 - go to a library & #37 - read a book together

Logan & I went to the library this morning and got her
very own library card - She thought that was pretty cool.

While we were at the library, we sat down on a
comfy couch and read a book... then we checked out a few :)

#21 - go to an outlet mall

Before we headed home from Gatlinburg, we stopped
at the outlet mall in Sevierville. It was very HOT so
that shopping trip didn't last very long but Logan
was excited that she got to go to the Crocs store
and buy a bunch of new jibbitz for her Crocs!

#14 - play mini golf

On our way home from Knoxville, we stopped in Gatlinburg
to spend the night. We played mini golf at Ripley's Davy Crockett
Mini-Golf... It was very shaded and probably one of the
best mini golf places we have ever been. We even won a
free game on the 18th hole!

#26 - paint a masterpiece

Logan and I went to visit our wonderful friends
(Elizabeth, Ben, Braden, & Kate)
in Knoxville, TN where we went to Liza Moz Pottery!
Our finished products will not be done until next
week (they only fire the pottery on Saturday) so
I will post pictures of our creations later.

This is Braden, Elizabeth, & Logan painting their pottery.

Logan & Braden - best buds

Only 20 more to go!

The activities that we have done so far are grayed out... only 20 more to go!

#1 - go to the movies
#2 - take a bike ride
#3 - eat an ice cream cone
#4 - visit a state we’ve never been to
#5 - catch fireflies (and let them go)
#6 - ride a train
#7 - play with water balloons
#8 - have a picnic
#9 - go to a baseball game
#10 - see fireworks
#11 - play hop scotch
#12 - go to a waterpark
#13 - see the Lincoln Memorial
#14 - play mini golf
#15 - go to a zoo
#16 - go to a wax museum
#17 - play in a river
#18 - have a cookout
#19 - go bowling
#20 - play bad mitten
#21 - go to an outlet mall
#22 - ride go-carts
#23 - run a mile
#24 - take a boat ride
#25 - get a pedicure
#26 - paint a masterpiece
#27 - go to a park
#28 - bake cookies
#29 - go roller skating
#30 - do a workout video
#31 - go swimming
#32 - go to a library
#33 - put a puzzle together
#34 - have a water gun fight
#35 - go out for breakfast
#36 - take a walk through the neighborhood
#37 - read a book together
#38 - play a video game
#39 - make smores
#40 - play with chalk

#31 - go swimming

This activity is something we do almost everyday!
We LOVE our Cleghorn pool membership!

#33 - put a puzzle together

I found this brand new 100 piece Buzz Lightyear
(Toy Story 3) puzzle for an awesome price on ebay...
we got it in the mail today and had a great time putting it together.
I think we are going to get more puzzles to put together!
That was fun and something we haven't done in a long time...

#19 - go bowling & #38 - play a video game

Logan and I went bowling today...

...then we played video games in the arcade - fun times!

#28 - bake cookies

Yummy!!!

The activities that we have done so far are grayed out... only 25 more to go!

#1 - go to the movies
#2 - take a bike ride
#3 - eat an ice cream cone
#4 - visit a state we’ve never been to
#5 - catch fireflies (and let them go)
#6 - ride a train
#7 - play with water balloons
#8 - have a picnic
#9 - go to a baseball game
#10 - see fireworks
#11 - play hop scotch
#12 - go to a waterpark
#13 - see the Lincoln Memorial
#14 - play mini golf
#15 - go to a zoo
#16 - go to a wax museum
#17 - play in a river
#18 - have a cookout
#19 - go bowling
#20 - play bad mitten
#21 - go to an outlet mall
#22 - ride go-carts
#23 - run a mile
#24 - take a boat ride
#25 - get a pedicure
#26 - paint a masterpiece
#27 - go to a park
#28 - bake cookies
#29 - go roller skating
#30 - do a workout video
#31 - go swimming
#32 - go to a library
#33 - put a puzzle together
#34 - have a water gun fight
#35 - go out for breakfast
#36 - take a walk through the neighborhood
#37 - read a book together
#38 - play a video game
#39 - make smores
#40 - play with chalk

#13 - see the Lincoln Memorial

The walk to the Lincoln Memorial was long but the weather was great!

Logan was extra excited about this adventure. I'm not sure exactly why but I think it had something to do with the Night at the Museum movie.

Here are a few more pictures of our DC trip -

Meridian Hill Park - we ate a picnic lunch here!

Holocaust Museum - very sad but I'm glad we went

Leah, Traci, Logan, & Andy
The White House
We didn't realize this was the BACK of The White House until
after we had already walked to the Lincoln Memorial... funny

The Washington Monument

#12 - go to a waterpark

You might get a laugh off these videos... we sure did! :)

#15 - go to a zoo & #6 - ride a train

We stayed a night in Richmond during our Washington DC trip where we visited the Metro Richmond Zoo. We rode on a "train" and did a sky ride over the zoo. It was a really fun time!

So, it's not technically a "train" but they called it a train & it looked
like a train... so it's a train to us! :)

#16 - go to a wax museum

During our trip to Washington DC, we went to Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
We "met" a lot of famous people and had a really fun time!

Logan and Jimmy Carter

Jackie-O, JFK, and Andy

Traci, Logan, and Robert Pattinson

Leah, Traci, & Logan with the Jonas Brothers

Logan and Leah with Captain Jack Sparrow

#18 - have a cookout & #20 - play bad mitten

To celebrate the 4th of July, we had a family cookout. We also played bad mitten... which is ALWAYS entertaining because our family really gets into it.
We like to call it - "extreme bad mitten"
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

#8 - have a picnic & #17 - play in a river

We had a picnic today at Lake Lure - the view was beautiful!


After our picnic, we went to the Chimney Rock area and played in the river!
Logan and I were jumping from rock to rock when I fell in - Logan thought it was funny...