Thursday, June 13, 2013

Go to the Farmers' Market


Gigi took us to the Acadiana Farmers' Market (on Dulles).
The kiddos really had a great time.  We also learned about dozens, half dozens, and even a baker's dozen.
We followed our trip to the farmer's market with Meche's donuts, yum!  Thank you, Gigi, for a great week!







Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Go Fishing


We went to visit Daddy, Maw Maw, and Paw Paw in Toledo Bend.  We had a blast, and caught a few.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Scavenger Hunt

inspired by:



We had a small scavenger hunt, but it got them searching.  Our neighbors came over and helped, too.

Monday, May 6, 2013

♥ 2013 Bucket List ♥




Pick a 2013 Summer theme song
Go fishing
Take another picture of the "little piggies"  (feet)
Catch fireflies(if possible)
Take more pictures of the kids having fun!(Mommy)
Walk in the grass barefoot
Collect seashells and make something decorative 
Get someone else to take your picture with the kids, smiling and sun-kissed
Write a letter to a friend, and include at least three great things that have happened this summer
Go to the Splash Pad(multiple times!!)
Go for a walk

Summer reading

Share your artistic talents
Bake cookies! Yum
Scavenger hunt
Dig for treasures
Pick blackberries/fruit
Go to the Farmer's Market
Do nothing day!  Just read and give yourself a break!
Lie on the grass watching the clouds float across the sky, without a care in the world
Surround yourself with the smells of summer
Go on a nature walk
Pray a Rosary
Collect "treasures"
Outdoor family game night
Spa night
Paddleboat
Miniature golf
Develop a disposable camera (kids will be the photographers)
Tricycle race
Bike ride
Get snocones
Make a birdfeeder
Tricycle car wash
Wash the car
Make a rocket ship
Make foam snakes
Make tissue paper sun
Write our own story
Plant something
Climb trees
Visit a botanical garden
Be a sidewalk chalk artist
Kid's choice day
Play a game of cajun horseshoes
Look at the stars
Make mudpies
Make a fairy garden
Celebrate a silly day
Build an outdoor fort

Go bowling
Collect bugs and see what they are
Make cards to tell each other why you love each other
Make a time capsule
Plan a dream vacation together and look up airlines, hotels, and site seeing activities. Make a travel brochure for your trip
Grocery store scavenger hunt
Make a pizza
Tea party
Make a "people we love" photo album
Learn to tie shoes
Take another pigtail picture
Paint hand prints
Snuggle day!
Perfect our water wall
Catch butterflies
Ice skating
Love each other day!
Make robots
Make banana bread
Go to the park
Front-yard waterpark
Mommy reads a summer novel



Sunday, May 5, 2013

Nature Scavenger Hunt


Okay, so we started a little before the actual end of school...just consider it summer anticipation!!  We had fun with this scavenger hunt inspired by: http://nurturestore.co.uk/kids-games-chalk.  We had a good time,  even some of our neighborhood buddies helped too!