I’ll admit it, I am one of those people who loves every season! In the fall I love the cooler weather and the pumpkins, in the winter I love sitting outside by the fire and celebrating the holidays, and spring brings welcome relief from the cold. Right now, summer is my FAVORITE season. There is just something about the lazy days with nothing important to do. Here are some of my favorite things about summer!
Family time in the pool! Florida is really hot right about now…90 degrees or higher every day. We are fortunate to have a house with a pool, and we take advantage of it! On my husband’s days off, he hangs out with us too. We play games and swim and just enjoy some hang out time together.
Beach days!! We live about 10 minutes from the beach and we spend a lot of time hanging out with friends there. (After all, the beach is free 🙂 ). For the 4th of July this year we spent the day surfing, boogie boarding, and playing in the waves. We also love to bring our portable grill and cook up some hot dogs while we are there. Being residents, we know the importance of a beach tent to keep you cool and out of the sun, so we and some of our friends set them up and make a day of it.
In the summer, the carnival comes to town! Heading out to the fair brings back memories of my childhood. The carnivals around here run for a couple of weeks, and they usually have a night when the families of local police officers and firefighters get in for a discounted price. We make sure to take advantage of that or any other offers we find. The last carnival had a great clown show the kids enjoyed, and of course, there are the rides and the food. It’s a pretty fun family night for us.
Afternoon thunderstorms are my next favorite thing about summer. We get them pretty much every day for the season. To me, there is nothing better than curling up in my comfy chair with a good book and listening to the rain come down. If my kids are bored we will watch a movie or play a game while it thunders outside.
Those are some of my favorite things about summer. What are yours? Let me know in the comments!
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Beautiful pictures. I want to go to the beach! I have never been to the ocean. Ok..well, one time when I was like 10 but we were just driving through and I only got to SEE the water. What fun is that!?
We are very blessed to live where we do 🙂
How wonderful to live so close to the beach and have a pool in your backyard too. We lived in Florida during the early years of our marriage and visited the beach which was 45 minutes away maybe three times. Now I wish we had visited more.
Blessings
Diane
We do enjoy the water Diane!
10 minutes from the beach-that is definitely something to enjoy!
I love the sound of rain outside, too.
I just find the rain so relaxing, especially at the end of a long day!
I enjoy the break from the routine, time at the pool, and vacation!
Yes, the break from routine is really nice!
What a lovely summer!
It has been Bethany!
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Looks like a very fun, relaxing family-oriented summer! How fun!
What a great list. I live in TX and honestly, the best part about summer is air conditioning! Oh, and going to the pool at out State Park. 🙂
Oh we love AC around here too! This summer we started hitting 90 back in May and its been pretty consistent since then!