Yesterday was the official first day of summer! It’s been rainy and unseasonably cold here this week, but I’m not letting that dampen my seasonal enthusiasm. I thought it could be fun to share a few items on our summer fun list today (the last time I did this was in 2017!), as well as a few thoughts on how we’re handling summer break with our rising second grader (and two preschoolers!). First up, the summer bucket list. Summer Fun List — Go on at least one thrifting excursion— Make popsicles— Eat breakfast in the backyard— Take neighborhood walks after dinner— Enjoy a nostalgic date night while in Connecticut— Splash at Fews Ford— Play tennis once a week (ambitious!)— Have pizza at the pool— Have pizza at Dix Park— Take the kids to the new splash pad at Pleasant Park— Make our favorite peach-blackberry cobbler— Road trip to the Betty Confetti craft club with June (join us!)— Go to a Bulls game with the tickets the kids earn from their summer reading program— Jump off the wharf at the Island (if it’s warm enough! Right now the forecast looks chilly!)— Take our paddle boards somewhere new— Use our Museum membership with friends— Enjoy a stopover in DC on our road trip home from New England Last year, I shared some thoughts at the end of the summer on how we handled June’s first summer break as two working parents. It was a popular post, so I’m planning to write this year’s version in a few months, but in the meantime, I thought I’d give a brief overview of what we have planned. This year, as I suspected, we were able to back off formal programming a bit – she’s a year older, we have last year’s summer experience under our