Our Family Summer Fun List 2011 & Shaved Ice

So My mom has been doing this really fun

Summer fun list idea for a few years now and thought

now that we had our little Maddux 

it would be fun to do our own

So I made an Ulrich Family Summer Fun list for 2011

I didn't start it until last week

I know I know summer started a month ago

but for our family summer didn't start until last week

because that is when Ty took his final

finishing his summer class

So now we get to play
and start summer

yay!

I came across a really fun list idea on this blog 

and pinned it here to remember
(If you don't know what pinterest is read about it here)

They put their list on a chalkboard

and I thought hello that is so cute and fun

and I could totally do that

So I did

I was going to get chalkboard paint and create my own from a frame

but I found this already made one at hobby lobby for $7

for the same price as the paint and

this way I had a lot less work to do

So of course I chose that option

But of course I had to paint it 

It has got to be cute right :)

I painted it red because I am puting it near our

red and black kitchen

and then when our summer fun list is complete 

I am going to put it in Maddux's room

for him to color on

Cute huh?!

And here it is complete 

painted, pretty, with the whole list and all

I put the boxes next to each activity and when

they are completed I color them in

oh and I got the colored chalk for like 88 cents at hobby lobby too

I am going to take pictures of all of our activities

and document about some them

Since this is like a journal for our family

It will be so fun to look back and read all about what we did this summer

So on Thursday July, 14th

(Ty's last day of school) 

to celebrate him being done with his final

we started it off with the first thing on our list

"Family Walk to Italian Ice Shack"

There is a Dans Grocery store just right outside of our neighborhood

And it has a shaved ice shack in the parking lot

so that evening after dinner 

we got Maddux in his stroller and started our walk

got these yummies

and sat on the lawn enjoying every second

of the amazing weather and each other

I got the cheesecake flavor with cream on top

this one does the cream for free

and let me tell you it is AMAZING

you will never want one plain again after you try it I promise 

Ty got the Black Raspberry flavor with Cream on top
This one was super yummy
I tried some too

And we both shared with little Dux :)

Aren't you just loving those lips?!

haha where did he come from?

He cracks me up!

He is totally eye balling my shaved ice

I can see it in his eyes :)

Maddux LOVES to point 

and he loves balls and says ball all the time

What a boy!

In this picture he saw a balloon that was hooked to

the shaved ice shack and he was going crazy he wanted it so bad

I seriously have the cutest baby in the whole world

I mean look at him!

Please mom please can I have the ball

(This is totally what he was thinking I mean look at that face haha)

Sorry baby I cant reach it 

But you can have more treat

Speaking of saying please

Maddux knows the sign language for please and it is adorable

when we say "Maddux say please" he does it

He is so smart

And sometimes if he sees us with something he wants

he will just do the sign on his own

I LOVE watching him learn

Ok I'll take some of that

and i'll have some more and more and more

He loves these

He had so much sugar that night

But he still slept great

I have the best little sleeper 

Man I'm spoiled

and I swear sugar doesn't even affect him

He's got a sweet tooth like him momma

Me and Ty

We have so much fun together

especially on simple evenings

going on walks, sitting on the lawn, chatting and snackin on some icy goodness

Now that is summer right there

Then when we were done hangin out for a while

We walked back home

PERFECT!

Thanks honey for the fun night