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So ... the kids are out of school ... let's list some of our favorite activities to keep everyone busy and happy all summer long.

I have to visit the beach at least once a year!!

We love to camp and hike a few times!

Go Karts!

Laying by the pool!! (with a 30 s.p.f. on of course!smileys/smiley1.gif)</font>

We try to visit the Zoo at least once in the summer!

We usually get season passes to the local amusment park!

But most of all I just love not being stuck in the house -- having friends over and grilling out!

Well doing nothing of course ;)

close second is golfing

have a fun summer,
Jay

For me - watcing TV and doing absolutly nothing (something I rarely get to do during the year) and making quilts.



The kids enjoy participating in a summer reading program at the local
library, going outdoors and getting sprayed with the hose, making ice
cream, going to the pool, renting lots of movies, blowing bubbles,
visiting with friends, etxc.

Our family gets out on the boat every summer fortrips tothe beach, fishing or just cruising around, we have a fewfavorite restaurants and destinations with parks to checkout.


Then there's always thevisits tofriends with pools for the usual backyard gatherings andwe bring the pitcher of "Long Island Iced Teas" to share.smileys/smiley2.gif


We also plan one big camping trip or getaway with over a dozen friends and their kids to someplace away from Long Island, usually the Catskills or Poconos, where we can do some hiking, festivalor kid activity like a theme park.


Just kicked off Memorial Day weekend with a stock car adventure at Pocono raceway!!! Should be a great summer this year--no potty training this time-whew!


Wish all the wahms here a fun summer too!!


*Lisa*

Let's see, the beach once a week, the pool a few times a week, a couple of camps for the kids and smores around the backyard firepit!


suzanne

I love sitting in our backyard with a good book and a good drink! smileys/smiley36.gif


Ellen

Summer is AWESOME my thing and my husbands is anything at all as long as it is outside with our kids! Kids make everything fun!


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Oh, camping is one of my favotrite things to do in warm weather, but there is something to be said for camping in October... It's so beautiful out! My favorite thing to do in the summer is grill out a lot and drink ice cold sweet tea!

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Well that's not too tough where I live! Sunny Malta! Me and my family spend every day during the day at the beach. The kids just love it, and we have enough beaches to keep everyone happy. That's during the day......


In the evening, we eat out every day by the waters edge since we live on a small islad and everywhere is accessible! That keeps everybody fresh and happy! smileys/smiley2.gif

I think I favoritest thing (too many to choose from) is all the great activities the library offers for the kids throughout the summer! I think we are at the library 3-4 days each week :)


Peace &amp; Stuff,


Christy

water skiing has to be the most fun out of anything to do in the summer.

Camping by a lake. Swimmg, boating, fishing, cooking over a fire. Did I mention smores? Yummm!


Hanging out with family and friends.

smileys/smiley9.gifMy all-time favourt summer-time activity is Bike riding. We live in an area that has so many beautfiul bike trails. Sometimes you don't even realize you are in a big city. There are ponds, lots of ducks, little ducklings are out nowand lots of birds.

No Homework!!!! OMG by November I'm more sick of the homework than
the kids!

Early morning walks at the park to feed the ducks and having breakfast out there too....Horsebacking late evenings and having cookout on the trail.....All time favorite, sitting in the bass boat fishing and listening to either country or southern gospel music.....

Crabbing


Eating Crabs


Swimming


Going to the Beach


Not getting up early for school!!

My favorite activity is to spend time with my daughter doing crafts or playing games. We love to make snow cones too! smileys/smiley17.gif


Blessings!

It is so hot here in Las Vegas that Cait gets to stay inside and do school work. October - April is our outdoor time.


Sheryl

Swimming...all year round!smileys/smiley32.gif

Hi All


First time in here


Just like to Say like CashCanoe


I too would spend my time golfing smileys/smiley1.gif

bonfires

I look forward to summer.


My family and I go on our annual vacation for one week in July and then the following month my husband takes me somewhere (I never know) for a week for our anniversary/my birthday. My birthday is Aug 2 and anniversary Aug 3.


Also, my mom stays with us one for one month so I do not cook (whew!!) and she, my daughterand I go driving around, shopping, garage sales, etc. It is fun. Edited by: sue311

We love going to festivals and swimming! smileys/smiley4.gif

It used to be motorcycling, but after a very good friend almost lost his life, I sold the bike.


I am waiting for my scuba equipment to show up in hopes of making scuba diving my new favorite summer activity.

Summer, summer, summertime...lol


I love to go fishing, driving through the country, and many more things. I wish I could do more but I still have my full-time job working 3pm to 11pm and now they are even making us work weekends..yuck! We get every 3 weekend off..but I have been blessed to get people to work my weekends for me most of the time..smileys/smiley36.gif


Talk to you all later!

Summer is the time for bar b que's and socialising late into the night. You cannot do this in England any other time as the weather does not permit it. If we even suggest the idea of having a bar b que my seven year old girl always says 'can we invite someone?' A proper little socialite in the making.

We enjoy swimming at the pool or lake, visiting the library, barbecues, hiking, biking, nighttime walks and movies.


On really hot days we laze around at home smileys/smiley1.gif

my favorite summertime activity is sitting on the porch in the evening listening to the kids play, and eating crabs outside at the picnic table! Oh, and all the cookouts I get to have with friends and family.


cindy


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I love having water balloon fights and swimming and cookouts...

Summertime is all about getting outdoors and doing some hiking! Hey there is an added bonus in losing all of those unwanted pounds too!

My favorite summertime activity used to be going to the beach. But, now that I am back in Georgia I am not able to do so.


So, I guess it would be buying the slip n slide and the pool and setting it up in the backyard with the kids. And, I may invite a few people over for a barbecue sometime

My favorite summertime activity is spending a day at the beach (belmar,NJ) They have the best beaches

We get out almost everday to pool!


We have lots of cook outs with friends and family!


The kids love jumping on the trampoline, good exercise too!


Enjoying the outdoors, running, hiking, camping and gardening!


Wishing all you WAHM's a fun and safe summer!


Keep your family safe and healthy, this summer! Ask me how!!!!

I grew up on the water, so a full day at the beach is heaven to me. Get to the beach at about 8 AM so yuo can claim a great spot. Set up everything. Spend the first hour or two alternating between reading a good book and snoozing behind that same book. smileys/smiley36.gif Of course, there has to be swimming, volleyball, and chicken fights.

I LOVE summer!! Being from Canada, summer doesn't seem to last long enuf...so when it is here, we sure do enjoy it!


I love getting outside and doing anything with my kids. They have become quite the little fish...we seem to spend all our time in the pool!


Summer evenings are the perfect time to fire up the BBQ!!! And then top the evening off with SMORES!!!


I love summer!


Ro

I LOVE to go to the beach (which is 20 minutes away..YAY). Backyard cook out parties we have them almost every weekend. It is fun the adults just sit and relax and the kids run around our yard. We are the only people with a big back yard so it is always at our place. Which I don't mind because then we don't have to drive anyplace.


I LOVE summer!!! :D

Camping, swimming, and of course going out for an icee or ice cream cone. smileys/smiley17.gif

my son is 2 so he doesn't go to school but i LOVE summer so I take him to the park and swimming and now I want to teach him to rollerblade with those rollerblades for toddlers they sell at Wal-Mart.

I would love to have BBQ outside of where we live but my landlord prohibited any BBQ of any kind so that kinda sucks. smileys/smiley5.gif

1. go to beach


2. go swimming


3. amusement parks


4. long drives to nowhere

Before the nest was empty, I thoroughly enjoyed taking a few days respite from work and driving the kids to their camp near Branson, MO (a full day adventure). It was a special "dad time" that I cherish even more today than I did then (I think my wife appreciated the break, too).


Now, we love escaping the Texas heat by spending as much time in San Francisco as possible...especially in August!

My favorite summer time activity is fishing. It doesn't matter really if I don't catch anything. The real fun is being out in the fresh air. Of course I haven't had much time this summer to do any fishing.smileys/smiley1.gif

I love sitting on the beach with my feet in the the water and an ice cream in my hand!!

Hi. We like to take the kids to Morain state park. They have a couple nice beaches for swimming. we swim play frisbee football &amp; have a nice picnic they have fun &amp; its affordable. We also like to go camping. We've been to a few different camp sites the KOA'S are nice &amp; kid friendly with lots of different activities. We also try to get to Geauga lake they have 2 different water parks inside the amusement park and the tickets are a great price. the Geauga lake hotel is very nice &amp; they also have a great camp ground its lots of fun.

Sailing and swimming along Adriatic coast

camping, swimming, fishing, boating, laying in the sun, cooking out, taking the kiddos to the park, sitting outsideon our deck relaxing, AMUSEMENT parks, we just went to six flags for the 4thit was FUN!


All the outside activities Carnivals, fairs, etc.. I love SUMMERTIMEsmileys/smiley17.gif

Our backyard oasis. The pool, the deck, the barbecue, the kids playset, and of course just sitting out there reading a good book.

We live out in the country. We built an fire ring on the property and warm summer evenings we sit by the camp fire, talk, roast hot dogs, marshmellows and make s'mores. Fun times with the kids.

Now that the flock has "flown": daily early morning walks with whoever is around to accompany me, then back home for a refreshing shower, tall glass of iced coffee, and a good book. Naps...mmm...never get enough of them with kids around.

Before the flock flew, it was as many trips to the lake as we could pack into a week. Barbeques, and sleeping outside at night. It was so magical to wake up at 2am and get to wake up the kids to watch the Northern Lights together, lying in our sleeping bags.

I love summer! We just bought a house and planted our first gardent this summer. I'm realizing how much I love to garden. So far we have about a gazillion cukes and jalapenos. I also love camping. =)

Definately camping. I love the outdoors. We have a brand new fifth wheel camper with all the bells and whistles. ( Really roughing it eh ).

My favorite summertime activity is vacationing. My sister and I choose a different destination every August. Last year, it was the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and this year it will be back to Kaui for the second time. We loved it so much the first time, that we just have to go back!
Monique

Well the summers here in Ottawa Canada are tremendously hot but don't last that long. Usually My family goes to a BBQ, Swimming and some amusement parks. But most of the time just relaxing at home.

Before I had my dd, I loved riding my 4 wheeler, going to stock car races, and canoeing.


Now I like to ride my bike w/dd in her seat, spend time sitting outside with her, and walk around our farm, usually pulling dd in her little red wagon! I love to swim, but don't get to do that much.smileys/smiley19.gif

Anything to keep cool in the 90+ degree weather.

Leigh
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Most definetly going to the Disney in CA and the beaches. I take the kids there every summer to visit with my parents. I look forward to it all year! I think I enjoy Disney more than the kids.


Smiles,

its 33 degrees here in the Uk and i have to go to work.


Wish i lived in by the Beach smileys/smiley19.gif

Camping, BBQ's and Pool Time





Those are my favorite summer activities!

Hi,





Well I was coerced into doing a shorehouse in New Jersey this year. My friends had done it for years but I always opted out. So far it's been a great experience and I would stronly recommend it for the single or divorced crowd.





Roger

smileys/smiley1.gifBBQ in the backyard and beach! It's is tiem for a suntan!

You' gotta get to the beach or closest swimming pool and enjoy your life.

smileys/smiley7.gifI asked mywife about this and she said "I do absolutely nothing all year I just run around ferrying children to this and that, clean house, and do the yard", wow!


Well, I like going to the lake barbequeing, playing with the kids (oh ya the kids make it all worthwhile) and just laying in the sun.smileys/smiley1.gif

I like basketball and other outdoor sports, it's just me. I sit in a studio all day long so, its nice to get out... music at www.dizarmy.com (http://www.dizarmy.com) if anyone is interested in a little holy hip hop

I like kicking it at the beach and playing music www.dizarmy.com (http://www.dizarmy.com)

I love cookouts and camping!Thats all we do all summer.Of course we go to the parks so dd can play and get all worn out!smileys/smiley36.gif

My favorite summertime activity is watching my boys race their motorcycles. It is fun, exciting and they love it as well.

Our favorite family summer activity has to be with water. Preferably the beach, but we can't always get there living in Las Vegas. We are always ata swimming pool orwater parks. Weeven have afamily water balloon fight every now and then. If water is involved, we are having Fun, Fun, Fun!


Nevada heat is a killer in the summer! We have to stay cool somehow. smileys/smiley4.gif


Chris

I like to garden -- though this summer we've had lots of rain in upstate New York, so the mosquitos are horrendous! -- so are the weeds from all that rain! I just spent two weeks in D* training and now I'm on my third day, so I guess I have to work some this summer, toosmileys/smiley2.gif

My favorite summertime activity is camping. It's the only time of the year that we see my brother and his family as well as it gets the whole family together for an outing. It's neat to see how our kids have changed over the past year as well as the changes in the family. Next year will be bigger than this year as my brother is expecting his 6th child!

Can't wait til next year's event.

Outside of that, it's keeping cool and spending what's left of the summer with my family. We night fish many times a week.

Kitty Jean

Out on the golf course.


Thats the place to be in this weather.


Get away from your business work for a while.


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I live in upstate NY so I like to take the kids to the county fair. I also love amusement parks because they have sooo much fun, but I don;t get on the rides. I have to drive!! They love it smileys/smiley4.gif !!!!!!

Hi,





My favourite summer time activity would have to be swimming out at the river or having a bbq with friends and family.

Hi


My Best time in the summer is just having all the children home from school and around me all day to laugh and play and discipline as well.


But I am sad when they have to go back to school.


We all are taken away for great trips by my husband to Bar Harbour.


Other family members are invited as our guests as well and this makes us all happy..


Marlene

Summer time means summer vacation! My destinations of late have included work in Colorado Springs, camping in Yosemite, and road trippin' next week up to Monterey for a concert festival.
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well i love to just lay around doing nothing at summertime. it is too hot to do anything.

"Chilling at the Crib" ! LOL..... and working on my candle business of course!! smileys/smiley36.gif

Camping by the lake. Fishing from a boat during the day and cat fishing from the shore at night.
On the real hot days staying home with the air conditioner on high.

I have just returned from holidays-sailing along the Adriatic coast. Croatian coast is one of the most beautifuf place for sailing because of many islands, clean sea, all kind of winds.....you can jump into the sea without fear....Well this year there were some jellyfish in some spots. My husband got it on his face and arm and I can tell you it is not pleasant.

Sunbathing my a poolside with a glass of Pimms &amp; lemonade

I enojy swimming with my family...I can't believe the kids are going to back to school in less than three weeks...where did the summer go. LOL!!smileys/smiley13.gif

Margaritas on the deck...

Me and the kids love swimming, either in a pool or the beach or in a dam. My husband doesn't like the water but he likes lying in the sun. So we all enjoy the outing. I'm ussaully in the water with the kids while he is lying a good way off in the sun.


We have found warm waters not too far from home, so we travel there and then he actually swim as well

Take our kids to different natural environment places where we can explore, camp, hike, swim and snorkel. Plus we visit my parent's second home in Pocono, PA. And visit my wife's close friend's family second home in Clear Lake, IN where we really relax.

Hi I don't know for sure if I can seperate camping</span> and fishing</span>,
but I'd say those two are my favorite pass times in the summer.

Summer for me and the hubby is the same as any season...we work, come home, eat, sleep, and get up and do it all over again! But when we do take a break...we like to go see live music :D


I hope everyone is having a wonderfully fun summer!

For me nothing like jogging in the beach, watching a good football (soccer) game and Formula One Race on TV. However, nothing like being present at the Formula One, when itcomes to U. S. atIndianapolis speedway


Arny

Hi,


Well My favorite Summer Time Activity this year is very different


from the many past years experiences.


This year I have had a lot of daily looking after my grand-children


which are 4 Boys under 5with 2 are in diapers.


{This activity starts around 7:30 AM until after 7:00 PM


then guess who is tired and needs to work a lot in the Computer??}


So between their naps and meals , we blow bubbles and the little ones like to see how many they can touch ..


There is lots of laughter and number counting in this excersice.


then they play HIDE_AND_SEEK.Does this just sounds similar


to many of your activites, I bet it does!


Have Fun, whether in doors or out doors.


Marlene

Going to the beach/pool is the best. My family loves amusement parks and this year we went to Dollywood, Hershey Park and Kings Dominion. My husband also races dirt bikes in the summer so it's fun to go and cheer him on. Besides he looks soooooo good in his racing outfit! smileys/smiley17.gif

Another thing I like to do in the summer, when possible is to attend a camp meeting just to have fun with the young people, although I am 60, I love to play volleyball with a bunch of young people that like sports like I do. It is always challenging to me to be arround them because it helps me to stay fit.


Arnold

IT IS WHEN WE ARE READY TO GO CAMPING. SITTING AT 0600 IN THE MORNING LISTENING TO THE BIRDS AND ANIMALS , AND A FRESH CUP OF COFFEE INMY HAND. LOCATION DOES NOT MATTER , FAVORITE PLACES FAR AWAY FROMHOME , COULD BE IRELAND -AUSTRIA YOU NAME IT , I LOVE IT.http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley4.gif

For my family and I, our favorite thing to do is go camping with friends. We always go where there is a lake so we can waterski. The kids love to play in the water.smileys/smiley1.gif

going to the beach ofcourse!!





and doing nothing

Most definately vacation!Actually being able to pick up andgo somewhere.Somewhere south by the oceanside.Looking outthe patio of our hotel and seeing the ocean waves.Riding horses down the beach with my family, playing in the sand and surf, shelling, hiking,tent campingrighton the beach(only for acouple days as the sand grit really really gets to you after awhile), listening to the ocean breeze coming right into our tent.Relaxing in a hotel room with A/C and shower after camping. I really missed taking vacation this year....

My favorite summer time activity is the annual cruise on Carnival. 1 week feels like a month of relaxation and fun!

Going to the pool hall. Getting things finished that I can not do in the winter.smileys/smiley12.gif

Golf Golf and more Golf

My favorite summer pastime, is to sit on the beach, or by a lake and watch the sunset, with a cool glass of icetea,relax and listen to the beginning sounds of the evening tide and enjoy the presence of my personal companion.smileys/smiley1.gif

Its got to be enjoying the Sun and heat before the season changes.

Going up to the Lake for a week with the family. Wonderful way to spend a week with no everyday interuptions.

It's the strangest thing. Every year I read JAWS. I've been doing this since I was a teen in the 80's.

I had the chance to go visit Wilmington, North Carolina for the first time. That was pretty cool.


But my all time favorite is to go to London and eat noodles at Wagamama. If you've been there, you know what I mean!


Bob Jenkins

CAMPING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i would go ever weekend--we still tent camp which is fine with me[ not so fine with the kids LOL...but it's sooo relaxing no phones puters stress just vegging and eating--which of course isn't that great either LOL

Hello everyone,

EnivaAngie, you are so right. It doesn't feel like summer unless I've laid out on the beach at least once! smileys/smiley36.gif</span><br style="font-weight: normal;"><br style="font-weight: normal;">Wildo </span>
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My favorite summertime activity is packing my surfboard and dogs into my car and escaping to the ocean for a few hours.

Summertime in South Africa is for surf

smileys/smiley4.gif roll on summer smileys/smiley4.gif

Hi,





I have two favorite summertime activities.


1. Swimming


2. Fishing off a boat.smileys/smiley4.gif

Well, summer is really over! But, what I enjoy about it is being able to take vacations. My family just got back from Kaui, Hawaii after 7 days a few weeks ago. It was such a beautiful island!

Here where we are in Texas ... we "float the river" in inner tubes and it is a blast! It's still very hot here so "summer" is not quite over yet! *SmiLes* Suzanne

Hi


The summer is soon over, but we still have the weekends to join and we hopefully do something fun then. I live in Sweden. and over here we have tons of mushrooms to look for in the woods, at this time of the year. It is very nice to make some coffee and chocolate for the kids and then out in the woods.


All the best


/Mats

The Beach and Baseball!! Loved our week at the beach and very sad to see Baseball coming to a close. That means summer is really over......but we now can move on to the best part of the Fall.....apples, baking, fall colors and of course..football!!

summer festivals, quality time with friends and family,swimming at the pool,wake boarding on the lake ,bbqs at the beach,enjoying the outdoors

Going to the lake house and spending time out on the boat. Wakeboarding is a lot of fun, too!

Got to be the beach or lay out by the pool with some bbq hamburgers and hot dogs. A vacation would be ideal. A good getaway for two weeks in Hawaii would be awesome!

my favorite summer activity is going to the beach. i love being in the sun, on the sand, by the water, around beautiful females showing off their beautiful body's.

It's 39 degrees here in Chicago so talking about summer is a relief. I enjoy attending the Taste of Chicago in June/July as well as sitting under the air conditioner....an ice cream cone is not out of the questionsmileys/smiley4.gif

I like to go to the beach, go to the pool with my Son and husband, or just relax in the garden.


It's nice in the evening to sit outside with a glass of wine or a Bailey's milkshake (A glass of Baileys with loads of ice and squirty cream on top) mmmmm.

I love to head to a beach during the middle of the week to just watch the waves come in

We rent a house on the beach for a month. Our entire family flies in at different times for a visit. It's a lot of people but it's so much fun. The kids get to see their cousins and we get to relax and unwind.

My husband and I like to go fishing, stay in a cabin up north. We also like to enjoy movie after movie.

I like to go camping with friends usually near a lake or river because I also enjoy fishing. Being an ex-pro soccer player also puts soccer very high on my list for summer activities but I play all year round so...

Definately camping. We always get a seasonal site and comute to our jobs. We just love the outdoors. We only live twenty minutes from this campground so it makes commuting easy.

My summer wouldn't be complete without traveling outside the states and relaxing at our beach house out west.

During the summer, I find it enjoyable to work out, run, get in shape, and go boating, fishing, and generally just have fun with my best friends. It always seems as if the summer never lasts long enough though. Does anybody else agree?

I love to get some sun during the summer. Also, I love to sleep in, which is something I seldom get to do. I work out, play sports, travel, hang out with my friends, and just enjoy life over the summer.

smileys/smiley17.gif Love to go metal detecting. My husband and I always find things every time we go out. The lakes we have found jewlry and coins and OLD lures. On the beaches, there are so many good finds. Lots of coins and jewlry. Best find was a gold nugget in Reno on a ballpark field near the river. Never a dull time and always fun and relaxing.


Kids love to do this too. My grandson was given his first dedector at age 5, from Radio Shack, not very expensive, and he found an old silver dollar from 1900, in his own back yard in California. And he continues to hunt for fun.Family outings to parks, picnics always is a good time.


Moneylady

Iluv going to th beach with the family. We live about 20 mins from Santa Cruz,CA

i like to play golf, travel, and go to theme parks like six flags

Summer.....mmmh...thing is were I live is summer pretty much all year round. So I guess I'm a bit spoiled. smileys/smiley2.gifSo what to do, when the temperatures soar?


Beach, relaxing with a book, camping, hiking, eating outdoors on balmy nights with god freinds and a glass of chilled vino, long walks at sunrise at it gets to hot during the day, cruising with loud music in my car windows down, playing tourist in your own neigbourhood, swimming....these are just a few of my past times.


Monika

Ahh...Summer! Well, right now I'd love a summer day. It's getting really cold here. (Illinois)


And we are supposed to be getting some bad weather tonight and tomorrow. We'll see. smileys/smiley2.gifSnow and Ice.


Anyway, back to the subject at hand. I like to swim and BBQ in the summertime. smileys/smiley1.gif

I am fortunate that I where I live most of the year is summer smileys/smiley2.gif


But I love to have night time picnics with my friends at the


beach, we have food, drinks, music, sea, sand and most


important we have FUN smileys/smiley1.gif


Carol

waiting for the hottest day so I can go outside in next to nothing and have a story to tell about what I did on the hottest day in Georgia. people watching is a close second for me. people act differently in the summer than any other season.

Love summer..wish it was summer now. I love travelling, walking,camping, going out and enjoying nature, and playing tennis.

I would definately say the beach. It's like I have different kids. LOL


There's no "mom he hit me" or "mom she took my toy". Mykids love to fish and swim and there is a playground so It's the best of both worlds. I just sit back, get a tan, read a good bookand enjoy!

smileys/smiley16.gifSunning by the pool with a good book, or a good friend.

Or a good sister...floating in the pool holding onto each other's rafts and pretending we don't hear my kids bickering! LOL...I am following you, sis!

smileys/smiley4.gifMy Favorite Summer activity well I would have to say time off from looking at my extremly large Autombile (My Semi Truck) but I guess that dont count so I will say going camping and spending time with my wife.

I love to go to Greece. Beautiful wheather, great food and of course some culture!


Marjan


The Netherlands

Hello!

I am new here:) A quite cool question, I guess most of us like to go swimmin;) So I do, I love it to swim across lakes and get better and better in condition! In winter I feel like a wet towel...

I also love it in summer to do juggling, especially when more people comes together and all do juggling. That is great!

Best wishes,
max

BBQ, I love to smoke brisket, ribs, chicken, corn...Smores.... I love to go to outdoor festivals, ride horses, prune my roses, yard work.


Okay maybe my favorite is to ride a horse down the road, or in the mountains.


This is a hard question since the only thing I like about winter is snuggling and Christmas. I long for the long hot lazy days of bees buzzing and sipping cold drinks. That's why my favorite color is green.smileys/smiley17.gif

I'm in the garden all summer, and I'm really missing it on these gray winter days.

But I do have my pics of the garden to see some color until then...Click on the link and come on over for a virtual garden stroll.

my garden (http://www.picturetrail.com/gardenandhome)

I have a passion for the outdoors in the warmmer climate.I am not a fan of the cold.I love all kinds of watersports.Boating,fishing,water-skiing,swimming and more.I want to try para-sailing as well.That seems so exciting.Long drives in the country side are awesome too.


Alexander

i love summer.smileys/smiley17.gif.i like going out to beach parties, and the food during these times are great..going out means a more enjoyable time, and having family members around are always a great occasion for us...smileys/smiley36.gif

i love summer.smileys/smiley17.gif.i like going out to beach parties, and the food during these times are great..going out means a more enjoyable time, and having family members around are always a great occasion for us...smileys/smiley36.gif

I love the summertime.My favorite season.There is practically nothing I don't like about summer.But one of my favorite summertime activities is going on long drives in the country-side with my cd player going.

Hi


I love siwimming.. going fora walk earlly in the morning..


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Wishing everyone all the best


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I love watching my granddaughter in the pool. She is 4 and a little water bug. I also like sitting by the fire with friends toasting hotdogs and marshmallows.


Patti

I love to swim! Beach, pools, lakes.. What ever!


I like traveling to Lake Havasu City and spending time there in the summer, since I live in the Mojave Desert the heat doesn't bother me. I like going to the local park once it cools off in the evening, and I like to go to zoo's, museums and stuff!

Hands down...SWIMMING

Renee
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I love Summer! smileys/smiley17.gif My favorite summer activities are anything outside. I love to play with my kids, playing and watching softball, going to the lake, and my love of garage sales (It's like hunting only better you don't have to kill anything)!!


Mary

Summer is my favorite month and not just because I was born in the summer. It's fantastic. I can go to the beach, hang outdoors, take the kids on road trips, and have lazy days of relaxation. I'm living up in NY right now, but I'm a southern gal by birth and nature, so the cold, frozen winters are hard ona gal like me. Right now my fingertips are ice and I'm mean enough to try to warm them up on my family every time I can sneak up on them. Heh, heh, heh. Hey! That's what hubby gets for not wanting me to turn the heat up too high. Brrrr!

I don't have a fave season as when its winter I start getting antsy for the summer and vice versa. But some of my fave things to do during the summer are take kids to the park, and you may think this is goofy but watching them chase eachother in the yard with the garden hose or water balloons. I love to swim and play hacky sac. But being in Houston we have hot weather almost all year round.

MTHome, your garden is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Sleeping in latersmileys/smiley32.gif

Travelling, travelling, travelling.

Going to Blackpool.smileys/smiley36.gif

Lay in the shade under a tree and sleepsmileys/smiley4.gif

Girly stuff-pedicures, tanning, the spa...LOTS and LOTS of Shopping! And of course justbeingyour bestgirlfriend and a cocktail smileys/smiley2.gif

When we were kids my mom always took us to the Outer Banks, NC, in the summer - it is great there, peaceful, hot, sunny, and the beach is great. Now I am looking forward to doing that with my daughter.


Cheers! Anna

We live in Staten Island, so we like to take public transportation to Time Square. It is fun, it is an entire day and costs about four dollars in travel. With the street entertainers, free museums, and the most awsome park in the world, the city really entertains us.

LIfe has changed so much for us now that we're chronologically gifted. MY daughter has grown up and is getting engaged soon.


My favorite summer sctivity is going up to VErmont and hiking in the mountains. I thnk it's one of the most beautiful places on Earth.


We always stay at the TRAPP FAMILY LODGE in Stowe. You know the sound of music family? The rooms are so beautiful the food is delicous and huge portions and the trails are wonderful.


I love Vermont and hope to retire there. Course my husband is voting for MYrtle Beach. He's a golfer. LOL

We love going to Siesta Key, Florida. The sand is like baby powder, and it's so family-oriented there. It's cold and snowy here today, so the beach is really on my mind!

Favorite summer activities for us:


swimming, picnics and hikes at our nature center (just down the road from us.)


Kim

gardening, star gazing while swinging in a hammock, going to the ocean and lying on the beach listening to the waves and the birds....

its definitly gotta be softball. i guess i just like the compitition and baseball. if im not playin im layin on the beach

Pool and BBQ! All summer long!!!

I like surf and play golf all week///





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The beach, riding my motocycle, meeting new people, parties, cook outs, and just living life like my last day is today. living life with no regrets. just having fun

Walking in the park, picnics and travelling.

I love the beach!! BBQ's, bike riding, just sitting outside and enjoying the beauty of nature! Oh, I can't wait...I'm over winter already!smileys/smiley2.gif

I love visiting nature centers and interesting gardens- anywhere beautiful with paths to follow. I miss summer.

So ... the kids are out of school ... let's list some of our favorite activities to keep everyone busy and happy all summer long.


The beach! We can't get enough of the sun, sand, and sea.

So ... the kids are out of school ... let's list some of our favorite activities to keep everyone busy and happy all summer long.


The beach! We can't get enough of the sun, sand, and sea.

So ... the kids are out of school ... let's list some of our favorite activities to keep everyone busy and happy all summer long.


The beach! We can't get enough of the sun, sand, and sea.

So ... the kids are out of school ... let's list some of our favorite activities to keep everyone busy and happy all summer long.



The beach! We can't get enough of the sun, sand, and sea.

Camping -I just wish we had time to do it more every summer. It makes a great cheap family vacation if you go to the right places :)

We also camp. The best time is we have a big family camping event around the 4th of July. The brother in law brings jet skis and there is lots of food and fun for everyone. My kids look forward to it all year long. We also take a family vacation (husband &amp; kids) in June.


Darlene

Just being out enjoying the sun is great!! It's a little hotter than I wish at times here, but over all..I LOVE IT! I also love playing the garden/planting flowers/SWIMMING!</span>

I think my favorite summertime activity is playing outside with my children. Either swimming, going to water parks, or letting them place in the hose pipe!


We always have a lot of fun during the summer here!

Living at the Jersey Shore I have no other choice but to hang at the beach. I take the kids (6, 12 and my non biological children&lt;friends&gt; 14,16, 17 ) to the beach and they hang out between the flags, whileI go to the jetty and fish. I can still see them being only 15ft away, yet they get their play time and I get mine !!smileys/smiley15.gif

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS!!

SWIMMING SWIMMING SWIMMING!!</span></font>

The Beach!
bubble wands, kites and sand castles.

Watching my son play Little League!

Grilling out. Steak, brats, hot dogs, hamburgs, etc. Did I mention I like to eat.

BBQ,, heading to the ocean, being with friends and family !!

BBQ, being on the beach, relaxing and watching Tv.smileys/smiley20.gif

It's summer all year round in Singapore. The hottest months are May to August. My friend from New Zealand who visited me in the middle of the year said it waslike sauna when under the hot sun, ha, ha. I prefer to go ourin the mornings and evenings when it's not so hot. If need to go out in the afternoon, I will walk under sheltered walkways or goinside airconditioned places. Our public transport - train, buses, cabs areairconditioned. When it rains, it will be cooler.

Surfing the waves and water are quite nice in the summer months

BBQ, being on the beach, relaxing and watching Tv.smileys/smiley20.gif

We moved to midwest in Nov from S FL - right on the Atlantic...will DEFINATELY miss the beach this summer!!!
Although my 9 year old came home from school all excited (he's a surfer) because some kids in school told him there is a beach here! We had to explain THEIR version of the beach is some sand and a lake and a little different than what he is used too! LOL
We are planning to head home for a week or so and then go with some friends over to Atlantis ...so that will be nice!

We go camping at Assateague Island MD. While the mosquitos are no fun - The WILD Horses are awesome. You literally are right near them. They are on the beach, in the camp sites, and walking down the road! My girls love it! We go every year, several times.

Going camping with my wife and kids, enjoying the great outdoors.http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley1.gif

Hanging out at the Pool with family and friends cookin and eatin with rocknroll in the background...

BBQ, being on the beach, relaxing and watching Tvsmileys/smiley36.gif</font>

Sitting out on my back deck and reading Bhagavad gita and meditating and writing songs with my guitar.

Peace,
Benny

I think my wife would like me to say that it's looking at her in her bathing suit!!

And while that still, and always will be a GREAT summertime activity, I gotta say it's really just spending time with all my family.

I coach my son's baseball team, and it's so much fun watcking these kids grow from year to year. Growing physically, growing skillfully, and growing confidently.

There's no greater feeling in the world, then having a kid making a great play, walking off the field, to a rousing ovation from the crowd.

There's no worse feeling, than having the bases loaded, 2 outs, and your down by 2 runs. One hit will score 2 runners, to tie the game. But today, it just wasn't meant to be. You take the third strike at your knees, it looked low to you coming from the mound, but the umpire yells STRIKE THREE!!

The other team jumps for joy, as they earned this win, but as you line up to shake hands, you can't help but feel horrible for the kid who struck out. All you can do is tell him to hang in there, and he'll get another shot down the road.

Well, as you may guess, two weeks go by, and the same situation comes up. Same team, same scenario, and you know what happens right?

Yep, a sharp line drive over the 1st baseman's head that just keeps rolling, right by the right fielder. All three runners on base score, and your team wins!!!

So, the kid who thought he let his team down before, now is the hero, because he had experienced what he thought was failure, learned from it, and next chance he got delivered!!

There's no such thing as failure, as long as you never quit!!

Thanks alot,

Tom

My favorite activity is swimming, sunning and beach sports. I also like beach parties.

Summer is also great for traveling to many places and meeting new friends.

I like to bbq, play basketball, and softball

Hi,

My favorite summer activity is fishing. At least it was.

Made a boo-boo and went fishing when hubby was a work. Tried to explain to him that I was planning supper and thought fresh fish would be nice, so slaved all day to catch him some.......lol

He didn't buy it eitherhttp://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif

Definitly heading to the shore!!! anything having to do with the beach....crapping, boardwalk, miniature golf, bicycling etc~~!!


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I absolutely have to go stay at the Mirage in vegas for a few days. I fell in love with the place since it opened in 1989. I really enjoy the pool, which saves me money by staying out of the casino most of the day. I've seen all of the other hotels and what they have to offer, but the Mirage does it for me. I also love the beach, and go as often as possible.

Hello to everybody,
In summertime I have a problem. Since I live in a blessed country I am anxiously to take my vacation because working during summertime it is not the best idea. So when I am in vacations starts the summer.


Now what I am doing? The first days I am relaxing doing nothing. Then I start going to swim. Sea activities are the most interesting during hot weather. At nights during the supper it is the time to play some music and sing with our friends near the sea.
That is about what I am doing usually during summertime.
This is my first effort to take place in a forum and I feel likehaving a kind of exams and since I am foreigner and I don't know so wellEnglish make this first effort a little difficult.
That's for today.
RegardsEdited by: gardep

Swimming! and hanging out with the kids at a park...

Kim

Well, it's very hot here in Texas (from San Diego originally) so my favorites would be anything involving water ... floating the river (in inner tubes) and boating ... my boyfriend has a wakeboarding company ;)
*SmiLes* Suzanne

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One of my favorite things to do is taking a nap.

My family and I love to go camping and cycling in the summer months.

I love the outdoors, Love to horseback riding and working in my flowerbed and cutting the yard anything to do with out doors.

Wow, there are so many things that I love about the summer!!!I love to be able to go outside after breakfast and jump in the pool. I'd spend all day in the backyard if I could..I also love gardening (especially around the pool so I can jump in if I get hot!) Grilling out is on the top of my list too (plus I love not having to clean-up the kitchen)! Playing in the pool with the kids...did I mention that yet? Yes maam...I really enjoy the summer!

I LOVE Summer...as does my family!!

Our most favorite thing to do is load up the Tahoe and head for the Lake or the River...Pack the cooler...lots of munchies and spend the entire day, leaving early in the morning and coming home late in the afternnoon!

ohhh I can hardly wait!

Another thing we enjoy is ROAD Trips! Just getting in the car and driving and finding new places to explore...


I love this time of year!http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif


Live, Love, Laugh,

I must say that summer is a time to fish, but so is spring, fall and winter.


Bet you can't guess what I like to do?

I also love road trips I am plannig to buy a n RV and just go for a while.

Riding rollercoasters really does have to be the best summertime activity when you live in a place that sees snow for most of the year.

Just lying on the beach with a good book! What Bliss!

Have a Happy Summer everyone!

Ooh... I absolutely love going to the beach. I havea Jack Russell who loves finding crabs and rolling all over them... so that would be one of my favourite things to do.

I like going for long walks in the countryside, taking a backpack full of books and stuff to the local park and chilling out in the sun.

I like working from the back garden as much as possible when the weather's warm too!

Katie x

BBQ's and bonfire's on long weekends!

Our all time favorite is getting the boat out of storage and heading down to Clear Lake. My husband and our two boys love to fish I like to just cruise. We also like to park on a sandbarg and picnic. This year we might try water skiiing.http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif

I would like to think that my favorite activity of the summer is to vacation wirth my family. I love to go visit family, friends, theme parks and just have some good ole fun in the sun FUN.

HOooaaaahh


Have a blessed summer

I love the fact that my kids do not have school. We love just hanging out at home and doing nothing

I love the fact that my kids do not have school. We love just hanging out at home and doing nothing

My favorite summer time activity is to pack the family into the van and drive around the rural areas of town and try to see how many moose and bears we can see. Its quite fun especially if you have young ones they love to see the animals and sometimes we luck out and they fall asleep and we can sneak an ice cream or coffee in peace and quiet.

My favorite Summertime activity is having friends over for a Bar-b-que after my husband and I have finished our gardening and work in the yard. That way we can show off our labors of love!

I love anything to do with the water. I live on a lake, sothe kids and Ijust walk down and swim around 3 in the afternoon. I leave dinner in the crockpot, and we swim 'till about 5. After everyone gets a shower, we eat and play a game.
I also think of summer as reading time. My dd is 12, andwe like to read the same book and discuss it. Books are better when read from a hammock in the shade.

Gardening, hands down!http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley20.gif

Gardening, hands down!http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley20.gif

http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gifi love summer because i don"t like snow and at summer i can spend more time with my family ,i have time for my family 12 month a year thanks for my business ,but they don,t

I love maintaining our backyard. We have a beautiful grapevine that grows up the side of the house, over the balcony, and back down to the ground. It is really massive! It produces the sweetest Concord Grapes...

I love trimming the grape vine and the surrounding mature foliage...

My favorite summer activity is watching my kids play in one of those little plastic pools like the one I played in as a kid! I sit at the edge in a lawn chair, hang my feet in, and watch the kids have a blast!

We live right by Lake Erie here in Ohio, and I mean RIGHT by Lake Erie, the beach is at the end of our street. Every night the minute my hubby walks in the door the kids all crowd around him yelling Oompa, can we go to the beach, Oompa can we go to the beach........they never ask me, LOL, the beach is Oompa's thing. Not that I wouldn't like to go, but I am with them all day and he adores spending time with them alone too. So he heads off down the street, usually with one on his shoulders and the other two riding bikes and their little motor cars down the road.

We have a nice screened in porch off the back of the house, nothing fancy, just built of wood with simple screens. And we have a HUGE elm tree in the backyard, it shades the entire yard and makes that back porch the best place to be on a hot day, it always has a breeze. Soon as they head out I grab whatever book I am currently reading and head out there while dinner finishes cooking (the porch is right off the kitchen so it makes it easy to keep an eye on dinner). I sit on a comfy couch I have out there and just enjoy my book for a bit. BEST hour of my day! LOL

Anne

Being lazy and the beach!

Cheap &amp; Fun:
Eating popsicles!
Blowing Bubbles!
Bike Rides!
Going to the Beach!
Lemonade Stands!

http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley1.gifI LOVE SWEEM,SWEEM AND SWEEM

http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley31.gifBUT YOU KNOW WICH ACTIVITY THE BEST AT THE WORLD FOR ME IT"S PLAY WITH MY KIDS WE CAN DO IT 24 HOURS A DAY .











AND YOU KNOW WHY I HAVE SO MUCH TIME FOR IT IT"S ALL BECAUSE OF MYWORK I CAN WORK ONLY ONE HOUR A DAY TWO DAYS A WEEK AND IT"S ALL WHAT DO I NEED TO EARN MONEY AND BE WITH FAMILY TRY IT AND DON"T SAY THAT YOU DON"THAVE TIME FOR IT YOU WILL HAVE TIME

Summer is the best time of year around here.smileys/smiley32.gif I love sitting outside reading a great book, going to the beach, bonfires (if they are allowed and it's not too dry), breakfast on the patio with my hubby, playing outside with the kids, and running through the sprinkler!smileys/smiley36.gif I love the fact that I can do all this because I work from home!
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swimming, and going to the beach and going on a picnic with my family

smileys/smiley12.gifWe got summer passes to sesame place in Langhorne PA. We are over in NJ for my hubbys job right now so we are just about an hour away. I love taking the kids there they love it!!1smileys/smiley17.gif

swimming, picnicing and watermelon.

We just came back from one of our favorite outdoor activities... an incredible outdoor concert (KD Lang and Lyle Lovett)and picnic with some great friends!


Have a Great Summer Everyone!


Lorihttp://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley27.gif

YOU KNOW MY SUMMER ACTIVITY IS IT SPEND AS MORE AS I CAN TIME WITH MY KIDS

camping traveling

Our summers are not complete unless we spend a week at the New Jersey "shore"!http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley20.gif

Swim, swim, swim. We go to Dollywood's Splash Country often. We have passes and live only about 30 minutes away.

Tonya

AHHHH! I grew up at the Jersey shore and absolutely love it. Where do you go each summer? I lived and worked on the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ one summer and have the best memories. I grew up in Monmouth Beach and SeaBright but went to so many of the great beach towns all along the shore in HS and college. Stone Harbor, Elberon, Margate and so many others. Where do you go? I would love to hear.

Enjoy!
Maryann

Sitting by the pool with a good book, an umbrella drink and someone (else) cooking on the bbq!!!!

Sounds perfect!

Maryann,

I was born in PHL and grew up about 10 miles outside the cityand, as you know, to this day a majority of Philadelphians live for their weekends and vacations at the Jersey shore. When I wasyounger we stayed exclusively in Wildwood. Laterin my20'sI started renting places with my friends from Ventnor all the way south to Wildwood.Those memories are the best. I have lived on the west coast since 1981; met&amp; married my husband here andhave 2 teenage children.And even though there is this California beach image out there, I made sure that my kids have the same memories of the Jersey shore because the west coast beaches (especially in northern CA where we live) can't compare to the Jersey shore.

Where do you live now?

Maria

I live in New Mexico and my grandkids live in California. Every summer I get to have them for two weeks in August. It's coming soon, and I can hardly wait. My favorite activity is whatever they want to do.http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif
Sher :)

Where in California do your grandkids live? I am in Northern CA, Marin County to be exact. Coming from the East Coast, these beaches just can't compare. I find the water too cold; and most days it's just too foggy to even consider getting in a bathing suit. However, I have twin niece and nephew and I would be happy doing anything they would want....even going to a very cold beach!

How did you spend your4th?

LOL You're a good aunt.
My kids live in Oxnard, so they're close to the beach also. However, So. Ca ispretty warm and they do enjoy it.
Just relaxing today. I'm not fond of fireworks. Guess I'm getting old. http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif

No ur not getting old....think of it this way....how many firework displays can u watch before that all start to look alike? LOL

It's an unusally clear and warm day here. If we wanted to drive into San Francisco we could watch the best display in the area b/c there's no fog...but rather than fight the crowds and traffic we're thinking of going to a movie!

Checked out ur site....do you make all of that jewelry yourself?

Yep. I love anything that sparkles. Crystals and pearls are perfect. Actually the pearls are Swarovski crystal.

I'm with you on the traffic. That's one reason we left So Ca. http://www.wahm.com/forum/smileys/smiley32.gif

So we're just going hang out here at home.

You do beautiful work!

I'm new to WAHM and I'm just starting to feel my way around the site. How do place your mini-ad at the bottom of your reply page?

Hi Maria,

I live in Washington state now. It's really ironic that I live in a section of the country that has beaches that are not meant for swimming or sitting on the beach for very long. It's usually pretty windy on the water is ice cold, for me anyway. The beaches here have high rocky cliffs and are usually filled with stones and rocks instead of the fine sand you find in Jersey. We love to take walks on the beaches here but it's not the same as setting up your chair for the day of sun, reading and water play. I still took my daughters to the Jersey shore for the beach experience when they were younger.

We are fortunate, however, that we live on the Puget Sound. We live outside of Seattle so we can always go to the beach there or on any of the lakes. We also have a weekend home in the San Juans which is north of Seattle. We can go to the beach there but somehow, it's still not like the Jersey shore with the boardwalks and rides, etc. That's ok because I can still go back there each summer for a taste of the beach life. I never leave Jersey without a trip to the beach.

Since we have lived here, 14 years, we have been extremely fortunate in that we have been to Hawaii at least every year. Still no comparison to the Jersey shore but I have nothing to complain about because Hawaii is paradise. Although I'll never find the beach/boardwalk combination, discovering the beaches of the US has been most enlightening. I now know that I was so lucky to grow up where I did and experience the beach and shore.

Would love to share some memories of all the shore sights. How are the beaches where you are? Have you found a Jersey shore replacement yet?

Maryann