Spring is done and we’re on to summer. I ended up completing 13/25 activities. A very respectable number this past season.

1. Read 50 books ✓

2. Eat at 3 new-to-me restaurants ✓

   • Zios - Good family pizza

   • Brasa (Minneapolis) - Loved this restaurant! I got the pulled chicken and gravy with a side of rice and beans and collard greens.

   • Sushi Train (Minneapolis) - Super fun sushi place with good rolls.

3. Attend two theater performances

   • Dragons Love Tacos @ The Rose

4. Make fun cupcakes

5. Create an Easter Egg Hunt ✓

6. Make a planter for the front porch ✓

7. Find two good parks

8. Host a cookout

9. Have fun at OnStage! ✓

10. Tie Dye Shirts with the boys

11. Check out three new museum/zoos ✓

    • SAC Museum in Ashland — We do enjoy our Air and Space museums!

    • Joslyn Art Museum — We went for storytime, but did check out the galleries while there.

    • Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines — Fun zoo on our way to Indiana!

12. Check out The Makery

13. Create a spring Spotify playlist

14. Buy a sprinkler for the yard

15. Smoothie month

16. Mini golf family night ✓ - We visited Prehistoric Putt and had a great time! Next time we’ll have to check out Pirate Putt in Council Bluffs.

17. Make a rain gauge ✓

18. Buy and fly a kite

19. Go berry picking ✓ - The little boys and I went strawberry picking at the beginning of June. We had a great time and picked over 3 pounds of berries.

20. Sign Arthur up for summer camps ✓

21. Find a Farmer’s Market

22. Make a trip to Peacetree for root beer and beer ✓ - The boys and I stopped at the new Des Moines store on the way back from Indiana.

23. Go on a hike ✓ - We’ve gone on a few short hikes this past month.

24. Visit Old Market ✓

25. Redo my hair

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