Sweet Summertime!

This should be titled Busy Summertime but I am looking forward to things settling down a little and spending some time with my kids.

I decided on a few goals for this summer:

#1 Do at least one fun thing together a week that is away from home.

#2 Reading time every day.

#3 Get out and exercise everyday.

#4 Work on one thing in Christian's scout book each day starting June 6th. He already has his bear and 7 arrow points but he earned 11 arrow points as a Wolf and I don't want his uniform to look funny. I know I'm selfish.

Achieving #1:

We did this a couple of summers ago. I wanted it to be a summer they would never forget and they haven't! So why not do it again? The tricky part is finding the funds but you know me I've been planning and preparing so I think I have it all worked out! The budget for "Fun Things" is $200. We will be taking advantage of many free days at a lot of attractions and discount passes and of course coupons. :) We are also planning a "Staycation" to SLC and trying to keep to $500.

Our tentative schedule will be as follows:

Week #1

Aggie ice cream Factory Tour

Airshow with the Thunderbirds at Hill AFB.

Week #2

Lagoon

Week #3

Swimming Lessons all week
Movie on Friday or Saturday

Week #4

Bluebird Candy Factory Tour

Roy Aquatic Center

Week #5

Cache Valley Fun Park - Soft Play & Rollerskating

4th of July parade, Willow Park Zoo, Picnic at the Park

Week #6

Day Camp for Christian
Ice Skating at the Ice Sheet
Star show at the Ott Planetarium

Week #7

This is the week of our Staycation. We are getting 2 nights hotel in SLC and SL Connect passes.

2 nights Hotel w/free breakfast $178

Connect passes $175.80

Remaining food, etc $146.20

We will use the passes to visit:

Day 1:

Hogle Zoo

This is the Place Heritage Park

Red Butte Garden (maybe)

Dinner at the Lion House included with the purchase of the pass

Day 2:

Utah Museum of Fine Arts

Utah Museum of Natural History

Clark Planetarium (one Star Theater and one IMAX Theater admission)

Discovery Gateway

Day 3:

The Living Planet Aquarium
Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort tram ride

We will then camp for the Weekend in Idaho for our annual family reunion

Week #8:

Logan Aquatic Center for Family Night

Cox Honeyland factory Tour

Week #9:

Casper's Ice cream Factory tour in Richmond

Rockhill creamery dairy tour in Richmond

Pepperidge Farm in Richmond

Treehouse Children's Museum

Week #10:

Week's Berries of Paradise Tour

Union Station Museums

Ogden Nature Center

Week #11:

Dinosaur Park

We will also work in another camping trip one weekend somewhere, a couple trips to the farmer's market downtown, a trip to our family cabin which usually happens at the end of August, and we will be doing the school's summer reading program every Thursday at the school.

Then. . .

Summer's over. :(