What’s One More?

So one day when the girls were still in school, Sarah and I sat down to make a summer wish list.  I noticed that in daily conversations with different members of the family, we all had something we wanted to do, so I decided we needed to write those down on a list.

One thing on our list is going to the beach.  You’d think, living relatively close to the beach, this really isn’t something to go on the wish list – it should be something we just ‘do’.  But with four kiddos in tow, it’s not as easy as it sounds.  So, our goal is to go at least twice this summer.  High hopes – I know.

Another thing on our pitiful wish list is to take Buddy to the dog park at least once a week all summer long.  Wow!  Another big event, I know.  But we did it today.  It was fantastic.  And manageable.  And now I feel as though summer is here.  We did something on our list.

Something else that we can cross off of our list is having a sleep over with Katie.  Katie is Sarah’s bestest friend who now resides in Oklahoma.  All summer long last year, they begged for sleepovers, but when you’re 4 and 41/2 years old, sleepovers really don’t work as well as play dates do.  We kept putting it off and then they moved away.  So, when we heard they were coming for a visit, we put it on the calendar.  It was, as Sarah puts it, “The best day of my life.”  Our visit with the whole Markmiller family was short-lived, but I presume it will always feel like that.

So, back to the wish list.  It does get a little more exciting with things like Disneyland (we have passes), the zoo, California Science Center, tide pools, meeting baby Mallory (when she finally arrives – soon!), … I surely don’t want my summer to be busier than school days.  We’re coasting along smoothly so far.

Here are pictures from our time with the Markmillers.

Markmiller Visit 6/09