We have a dinner time ritual that consists of each member of our family telling about the best and worst part of our day. We all have to particpate. The big girls sometimes would rather not share but we still make them. Of course once they start talking it's often hard to get them to stop. The little girls can barely contain themselves while waiting for their turn. It's pretty fun.
Well last night we decided to talk about our upcoming vacation, since there is rarely a worst part of summer break, and things that we are all interested in doing. It's becoming difficult to plan a vacation that we will all enjoy due to the age ranges,5, 8, 13, and 15. The teenagers would really rather stay at home, hanging out with their friends, going to the beach, sleeping the day away. But sometimes we just have to force them to be with our family, whether they like it or not. And so the family fun planning begins!
The big girls want to sleep A LOT but the little girls never sleep in. The little girls would be thrilled to hang out at the pool all day, but the big girls want to shop and walk around town. Thankfully we did decide on a few things that we will all enjoy together. We are going to spend a day in one of our favorite spots in the mountains, having a picnic, walking to the historic homesteads, hopefully spotting some bears. We are going to gem flume. That's when you get a bucket of sandy dirt and sift it in a stream of water to look for precious and semi precious stones. We will be going to an indoor go-karting place, because the older girls and daddy feel the need for speed. We are hoping to go to the aquarium, we haven't been to this one since Caroline was just a baby. And the most anticipated event will be Wonder Works, a hands on science museum. We all have a blast at this place, usually staying for longer than we think because there is just so many things to do. There are a few other things I would like us ALL to try this year, river tubing, horse back riding and maybe pottery throwing. I am not holding my breath on those but it could happen!