Summer Activities Weeks 6, 7, and 8 (Staycation!)

I am afraid we've been slacking off a bit on our summer activities list. But, we have been keeping busy nonetheless, and that's what's important. In the past three weeks, we did manage to hike the white trail at Gambrill State Park (#3), have a picnic (#9), use sidewalk chalk (#21), learn a new song (#28), and identify three birds (#40).

We're also just finishing up a week (with a weekend left to go) of "staycation!" Oh, how I love staycation!

We started off our staycation fun on Saturday with our usual weekend trip to the library, then enjoyed an impromptu dinner with extended family. Sunday Justin and I got to spend some quality time with each other with just Kai along while Alexander and Jack enjoyed time with Aunt Eileen.

Monday we went to Port Discovery in Baltimore for the first time. It was really great! The kids had a wonderful time climbing in the "urban tree house," building with blocks, doing art projects, playing with dominos, pretending to pump gas, drive a car, and shop in a pretend convenience store. Alexander was ecstatic to serve me a wide variety of dishes in the play diner. There were a ton of creative things to do there and we even met Bob the Builder!

Tuesday Justin took the kids to see "Despicable Me," and I got to spend some downtime with Kai. Wednesday we revisited the library in order to pick up some audio books for Thursday's car ride and relaxed.

Thursday we went to Dutch Wonderland which truly was a wonderland. Alexander repeatedly stated that it was the "best place ever." The kids could not have been more thrilled. There was not one ride that they were scared of nor one ride that they did not enjoy. It was our first time there as well and I am very pleased with our decision to go! The lines were short, the rides were perfect for the kids, there was plenty of shade and plenty of benches for resting and feeding Kai, who was a delight. He even rode his first amusement ride, the carousel. Unfortunately he slept through it, but it's still important that we document the milestone. ;) Alexander talked to almost every ride attendant as well as random people in the park, about anything from what he was going to be when he grew up to how great he thought Dutch Wonderland was to the fact that he had just gone to the bathroom. It was a great day.

Today we had a nice visit to the pool with Justin's parents. The kids seem a bit worn out from all the activity and excitement, so we plan to relax this weekend. There are only 4 more weeks until school starts! EEEEEEK!