How I Spent My Summer Vacation

When the summer started, the kids and I made a huge list of all the things they wanted to do on their summer vacation. We posted this list and checked the items off as we completed them. As you can see, there were lots of fun things we did (and some that we not on the list). Others will have to be saved for next summer.

x-Go swimming
x-Slip & Slide
x-Edinborough Park
x-Bike rides
Picnic at Lions Park
Waterpark
x-Frisbee golfing
Make a tree house
Visit every park in Waconia
x-Go to the Carver County Fair
x-Go to the movies
Play tennis
Play badminton
x-Squirt gun fight
x-Play lacrosse
x-Run through sprinkler
x-Enter biggest cucumber contest at the fair
x-Telescope at Baylor Park
Camp in the backyard
Camp at a campsite
x-Go hiking
x-Go to Twins game
Explore a cave
x-MN Valley Wildlife Refuge
Go to the Horse Races
x-Demolition Derby
x-Car Races
Find a good climbing tree
Library reading program (we didn't get there one time!!)
x-Vacation at Larson's cabin
x-Music in the Park
x-Hatch butterflies
x-Canoe to Coney Island
x-Grandpa's boat & tubing
x-Sleepover with friends (only took 2 times to accomplish this)
x-Work on 4-H projects
x-Meet Nikki's baby goats
Gale Woods (mom was there a lot, kids never made it)
x-BB Camp
x-4-H Camp
x-Play softball/tball