Mom’s Breakfast Club: Finishing Up Summer in Style
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The end of summer is looming. In fact, if our oldest was going into Kindergarten instead of Pre-K, he’d be starting school this week. As such, we are trying to cram in some last minute bits of fun while the weather is still (very) warm.
In fact, next week we’re heading to the beach for our annual summer vacation. We normally go this week, but scheduling woes pushed us back a week. Really, that’s okay. We’ll be ending our summer vacation in multi-generational vacations style, complete with grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, a beach house, the ocean and hopefully a little bit of relaxation. I think we may throw in some geocaching, some surf fishing and a bit of exploring as well.
In addition to getting ready for school, we’ll be trying to do some fun things here at home before we leave. We have a few day and evening fishing trips planned to various lakes and rivers around the area. We didn’t get as much geocaching done as we wanted to earlier this summer, so we’ve been scoping out some new caches both in our city and surrounding areas.
I have some fun meals planned for all of the great produce available at our Farmer’s Market as well: lots of corn on the cob (grilled is our favorite right now), some zucchini recipes and lots of things with fresh, delicious tomatoes. While veggies might not sound fun for kids, this summer has been a turning point in eating for our boys. They’re enjoying eating meals on the deck and having their snacks outside.
Soon it will be rainy and cold and even snowy outside. As such, we just have plans to be outside. It’s what we love, what we long for during those long, cold months of winter. Hopefully we can make some quality memories in the process as these days of summer wind down.
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we’re moving so it’s boxing up time for us as we end the summer!
~eunice b
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I’m hoping to go to the beach with my sister in law! Maybe we could leave the kids at home…
Would like to take another trip to the mountains and go tubing again – that was fun!
Smoking salmon! Freezing berries! And some nice hikes, too.
My plans to send the summer out with a bang is to catch all the full moons and to suck up the fresh air.
gmissycat
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We’ll undoubtedly be spending a lot of time by the pool!
skkorman AT bellsouth DOT net
I’m spending as much time as I can walking, swimming and gardening. Maybe berry picking.
chey127 at hotmail dot com
The kids start school Monday so we are already in our flurry of back to school supplies; grandkids meet their new teachers and see their new rooms on Friday; we wind up GP (Grandparent) camp Thursday so we can help give out school supplies at the Friday open house…
I am just going to relax.
we are going to Asheville, NC. it’s such a pretty place and there is a ton to do. it will be a nice last hoorah to the end of summer.
I PLAN ON GOING OUTSIDE MORE FOR WHATEVER REASONS. SEEMS LIKE I’VE BEEN COPED UP IN THIS HOUSE ALL SUMMER! kytah00@yahoo.com
We just plan on hitting the beach as many days as possible before the summer is over. My kiddos are 3 and 1, so they’re quite easy to pack-up-and-go!
Going to grandma’s house on the west coast of Florida. Thanks
Beach!
I will be relaxing by the pool.
We already had our major events of the summer so we are enjoying the rest of the beautiful weather and time with family
I just want to spend the last couple weeks with my uncle. Cheerishing all of the moments we have.
We had one last summer hurrah by taking the kids to the beach. We had a great time!!
we are heading to the beach next week at grandma and grandpas house
nannypanpan at sbcglobal.net
I’m working on our homeschool plans and trying to enjoy the great outdoors here in the northwest before the rain sets in again