Our Summer Highlights

Okay. Summer is quickly approaching and school days are almost done for the year (yea!), so I thought it was about time to think up a "wish list" of activities. And of course, our family wants to do a TON of things this summer (some local, and some not) - to get us out and about and having some much needed family fun time! We really want to see as much as possible while we live in the area, so I wrote them all down and we're going to just try and tackle what we can and see where it takes us!

• Arlington Cemetary
• Virginia Safari Park
• Jefferson Memorial
• Appomattox Court House
• Williamsburg (Busch Gardens, Sesame Street)
• Shenandoah National Park (Skyline Drive)
• Luray Caverns
• Camping with friends
• Trip to the beach
• Westmoreland Berry Farm
• Home projects (redoing bathrooms, etc.)
• Richmond Zoo
• Library of Congress
• Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
• Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center
• Chatham Manor (indoor tour)
• Carl's Ice Cream
• George Washington Birthplace...

as well as the simple pleasures of: bubbles, sidewalk chalk, kids playing in the sprinkler, backyard bbq's, movie nights, swimming, trips to the library and playground, slurpees from 7-Eleven...and just watching my children have fun!!! :)

Love

I'm jumping on The Pioneer Woman's bandwagon and starting my OWN list of things I love. And with this month being in celebration of love, I thought it was the perfect time to do so. :)

I love...
A good book.
Music.
Love.
Clouds.
Photography.
Flip flops.
Rainbows.
Writing letters.
Keeping a journal.
Babies.
My husband.
My kids.
Heavenly Father & Jesus Christ.
Recipes.
Snickers.
Fingernail polish.
Taking pictures.
Cooking.
Bubbles.
The beach.
Oregon.
Peanut M&Ms.
My sister.
Cookbooks.
Adventures.
Waterfalls.
Flowers.
Handbags.
Notecards.
Zigsaw puzzles.
Camping.
Yogurt+granola.
Hiking.
Ruby Red grapefruit juice.
Nature.
Creativity.
Milkshakes.
Date nights.
Outdoors.
Trees.
Green grass.
Blue.
Brownies.
Sunsets.
Doc Martins.
To blog.
Cross stitching/sewing.
Being organized.
My brother.
Laughter.
Smoothies.
Quotes.
Pride & Prejudice.
Church.
Time Out For Women.
Happy people.
To-do lists.
Spell check.
Goals.
Friends.
My parents.
Sonic Cherry Limeade.
The smell (& taste) of fresh bread.
Staying home with my kids.
Learning.
Watching my children laugh, learn, play, sleep, etc.
Tweezers.
Extended family.
Sephora.
Fabric.
Burt's Bees Lip Balm.
Ann Taylor Loft.
Word searches.
Art.
Hugs.
Mint gum.
Crafts.
Costco.
Gratitude.
Wegmans.
Picnics.
Sunshine.
Rain.
Clean, crisp sheets.
Exercise.
Everybody Loves Raymond.
Jeans.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Family Cirlce & Parents Magazines.
Traveling.
Wii fit.
Vacations.
Parks/Playgrounds.
Good memories.
Curls.
Honesty.
Things clean.
Homemade pizza.
Trips to the library.
Cupcakes.
Car windows rolled down on a nice day.
Family walks.
Lip gloss.
Surprises.
Dogwood Trees (fav. flower).
Vanilla.
Pillows.
Hot chocolate.
Yearly planners.
Pretty calendars.
Candles.
Haircuts.
Mini getaways.
Socks.
Pens.
Lotion.
Blankets.
Recycling.
Moments of peace.