Fall, and That Summer List

Yeay, fall's here!  We're planning Halloween costumes and trips to the pumpkin patch and the older child is impatiently asking when it will start to snow.  (Answer:  December to never.  It varies.)

I thought it would be fun to check in on that summer list we made, and see what we actually did.  We ended up creating a separate handwritten list on the back of the door, often referred to by me and Betsy when fun was needing to be had.  So there are a few extra goodies here that weren't in the original post.

Things We Did:

pick fruit
travel to visit friends
explore Portland, Maine
swim at the pool
swim at the beach
go for walks after dinner
work in the garden
visit some local Civil War sites for the 150th
walk to the library
volunteer with the big girl
learn to make jam
go to the dog park to throw a frizbee
learn to make pickles
go bike riding
have a playdate at the house
go camping
see dinosaur bones
go to a movie
go to Theatre in the Woods (we got rained out, but at least we tried)
go to Ikea and get a new light for Betsy's room, to replace the one from which she swung
have pictures taken of the girls
get a new swimsuit for Becca

Things We Didn't Do:

find the magic laundry elves.  Dang!
finally get the house picked up. We got part of the house picked up, part of the time, does that count?
fix the sewing machine
play Cat in the Hat.  To be honest, I don't know what this means.
go to the Weems-Botts museum.  I want to see the Weeeeems!
make a hula hoop
make slippers
visit ReStore


Maybe we should start a list of fun things to do in the winter!