This summer I have decided to share our family’s bucket list (and progress) with you. We might get around to everything on this list. We might not. All I know is that with each thing that our family is able to check off this list, we are showing cancer who’s boss (hence my unofficial title for our summer bucket list – – the “Cancer Can Suck It” list). Click here to check out our other Summer Bucket List 2017 posts!
This is my first update since unveiling our list to you almost two weeks ago. The main thing that we were able to check off the list was a camping trip.
GO CAMPING
I have pretty much the coolest parents ever. In addition to letting us live in their basement and helping us immensely through this cancer journey, they were a huge help in making our camping trip happen. They like to take their trailer to a small city park in a neighboring town for their first camping trip of the season, so they can work out any kinks and get things cleaned up. They offered to do this and then leave the trailer set up for us so we could camp for a few days after they were done.
We had an awesome time.
The kids loved playing in the creek behind our campsite.
Mr. Blue Eyes took the bigger kids swimming one of the days (Ladybug is afraid of the water, so the two of us took a nap).
We did a lot of bike riding and game playing.
And of course, there were s’mores.
To top it all off, since I had chemo on the last morning of our camping trip, my parents came back out, closed up the trailer, and hauled it back to town so we could get home more quickly.
We were very grateful for this little getaway. It was the perfect amount (and type!) of camping for me right now.
PHOTO SCAVENGER HUNT
One other thing my parents did before we arrived at our camping trip was set up a photo scavenger hunt for us (this is another item on our bucket list). So on one of the mornings, we took a stroll through the small town to look for things like a green fire hydrant, skull, and schoolhouse bell. The kids really enjoyed it.
FLY A KITE
A couple of days ago I woke up to a weather forecast that called for wind all day, so we headed up the hill to the one of the windiest parks in our town for some kite flying.
The wind hadn’t arrived quite yet, so there was a little bit of frustration from the kids at first.
Eventually the wind picked up and the kids had some successful flights. In fact, when it was time to go, Mini-Me didn’t want to stop flying her kite, but I was getting worn out from chasing Ladybug (who was trying to beeline for the swings at every opportunity). The kids are already checking the weather forecast for another good kite-flying day.
So, here is what our bucket list looks like now:
1. Family Bike Ride
2. Make Slime
3. Go to a Museum
4. Go Swimming at the Public Pool (my kids have a particular public pool in mind, so this week’s swimming doesn’t count)
5. Visit All of Our Town’s Public Parks in One Day
6. Photo Scavenger Hunt
7. Water Balloon Fight
8. Make Homemade Ice Cream
9. Have a Backyard Campout
10. Go to the Movies
11. Go Ice Blocking
12. Do a Science Experiment
13. Outdoor Movie Night
14. Go on a Hike
15. Ice Skating
16. Make Jam
17. Create and Bury a Time Capsule
18. Make a Fort
19. Go to the Beach
20. Fly a Kite
21. Go to the Zoo
22. Go Camping
23. Ride a River, Lake, or Creek
24. Take a Tour
25. Have a Family Read-Aloud
26. Go Bowling
27. Have a Good Old-Fashioned Picnic
28. Help Someone
29. Movie Series Marathon
30. Active Game Night (Tag, etc.)