Fall Bucket List

It's time for my favorite part of the year! And it wouldn't be Fall without my annual Fall bucket list. Many of these are repeats from year's past, but there are a few new ideas in there for this year. I've divided it up into a few categories below including "The Classics," "Must Watch Fall Movies + Shows!" and "Comfort Food" because nothing says cozy and fall, like comfort food!

Here we go....

The Classics:

Apple Picking

GreenBluff! This includes picking out our pumpkin and eating the best Pumpkin Donuts around!

 Annual Pumpkin Carving Competition

Fall Decor

Jumping in Leaf Piles

Costume Scheming!
Football
Spokane Interstate Fair 

Must Watch Fall Favorites! 

Hocus Pocus (we may have already watched this once or twice)

Ghostbusters (this will be new for Lincoln this year!)

It's a Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Addams Family

Casper the Friendly Ghost

Edward Scissorhands

Beetle Juice

Shawn of the Dead

Sleepy Hollow

Teen Witch

Gilmore Girls (something about this show just screams cozy nostalgia for me)

*A few of those movies listed above are more for adults than kiddos, definitely not letting the little ones watch Edward Scissorhands, Beetle Juice, Shawn of the Dead or Sleepy Hollow. I'm torn on Addams Family. 

Comfort Food & Drinks

Hot Cocoa (and to make it more fun, 16 different alcoholic Hot Cocoa recipes!)

Hot Apple Cider

Pumpkin Waffles

Homemade Chili and a Pumpkin Chili too!

Homemade Mac & Cheese

Baking Bread (the easiest and my favorite no-knead recipe from Joy the Baker here) 

Bourbon Brunch (new to me!)

Apple Crisp 

Finally, last year's fall bucket list is here!

2017 Summer Bucket List

Does anybody else out there consider Memorial Day Weekend to be the official kickoff to summer? We we definitely do around here! And with that, I thought it only fitting that I write up our summer bucket list, so without further ado, here are a few things we are hoping to do this summer!

Camping! We'll quickly cross this off our list as we have a Memorial Day camping trip planned for the long weekend. 

Lots and lots of lazy evening walks to The Scoop! 

Elkfest down in Browne's Addition is another yearly favorite. 

What's summer without cracker jacks and a baseball game? I'm hoping to introduce Lincoln to his first minor league game this summer. 

4th of July Fireworks! 

While it's no Disneyland, I'm so excited to take little man to his first theme park! Silverwood is a must for the Alexander family this summer. 

It's not summer without a trip, or two or three to Hat Island! We're headed there toward the end of June and hopefully again in August for a girl's weekend and a family trip for Labor Day. 

You can find past Hat Island recaps here, here , here, here , here and here!

Splash Pads! We're lucky to live near to one of our favorite city parks, complete with a splash pad. I can picture us here on plenty of hot weekends. 

Pig Out in the Park! A Spokane staple...we'll definitely be hitting up Pig Out for yummy eats and delicious treats at the end of the summer. 

Movies in the park! Another favorite from last year...I'm really hoping we can make it to Grease, Ghostbusters, Moana and The Princess Bride!

Greenbluff! It is always so fun to visit during the fall and winter for pumpkins and Christmas trees, but it's also such a great place to pick summer peaches, blueberries and other treats! 

And of course there will be plenty of sunburns, sprinklers, BBQs and ice cream cones throughout!