summer bucket list

Last week we took a short afternoon trip to the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science in downtown Raleigh. Since they opening the new wing I’ve been wanting to take Jude to check it out. The new wing, The Nature Research Center includes the SECU Daily Planet (an immersive, three-story, high-definition, multimedia space), Research Labs,…

We love Pullen Park. A few weeks ago we rode the train and Jude thought it was awesome. Well, last week I promised Jude we would ride the carousel. We rode the Gustave A. Dentzel Carousel (1911), which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. I guess we choose a busy day to…

Craft time is Jude’s favorite time of the day. The other day we made paper bag puppets. Supplies Paper Lunch Bags Crayons Markers Draw a face on your puppet. Don’t forget the tongue (Jude insisted that all the puppets have tongues) I bought blue lunch bags thinking they would be fun but it turns out…

During our trip to Charleston we made a quick stop at the beach on Sullivan’s island. Jude absolutely loves the beach! We collected seashells, although I didn’t take any pictures of our shells. 🙁 We played in the sand! We went walking in the water. And Jude even tried boogie boarding with his uncle Mike….

Recently, Jude learned about mailing letters. So Jude wrote a special letter to mail to Grammie, who lives in South Carolina. The letter simply read I “Heart” You – Jude We addressed the letter and Jude made sure we added a stamp. Then this morning we put it in the mailbox. I know Grammie will…

On occasion we eat dinner early enough that we’ll have a little free time before bed. A few nights ago we had a good bit of time to kill before bedtime so we pulled out a game of superhero memory. It’s like regular memory but all of the cards have different superheros on them. Jude…

It was pretty hot last week so I seized the opportunity to be an awesome mom and let Jude play in the sprinkler during Noah’s nap time. We set up the hopscotch sprinkler mat in the back yard but there was a big hole in it. So we moved to plan B. I tried to…

With only a few weeks of summer left we need to get busy crossing things off our summer bucket list. Can you believe that Jude has NEVER finger painted, well not with real paint and not as an assigned project. He is a messy kid so I knew he would absolutely love the opportunity to…

Another item crossed off our Summer Bucket List.   I really love watching the planes land and take off at the Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Park. It’s such a peaceful and relaxing place. They have a little sand play area for the kids, a miniature runway so the kids can pretend to be airplanes and a…