Is anyone else kind of surprised that it’s July already? It seems like just a few months ago, I was planting seeds and waiting for spring to arrive. Now the sun is blazing and I have flip flop tan lines on my feet.
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I like gardening in the summer
swimming
I like gardening and fishing.
Going to the park or playing in the yard with my grandson
Riding bikes, soccer, walking on the trail.
Going to the beach.
I like gardening and bike riding.
Going to the park, walks around the neighborhood, biking, playing tennis, etc!
my favorite summer activities are lounging by the pool, visiting the boardwalk, and just relaxing with the kids!!
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I like going to the farmer’s market.
I like hiking
Camping, biking, volleyball, swimming
I like walking on the beach during the summer.
Camping, backyard cookouts and going to the Lake
I like going on nature walks and going swimming.
We like to go camping and to the drive in!
Walking around the city.
Taking bike rides.
Going for swims.
Going to the beach, rafting, hiking, and swimming.
We love camping, swimming and hiking with our kids!
sitting inside in the ac 😉
Going swimming!
reading, walking and spending time with the Grandkids
Biking , swimming and camping
sitting in the sun and relaxing!!
Gardening fishing and swimming – thank you.
Swimming is my favorite summer activity.
I enjoy watching the grandkids play baseball in the summer.
Going to the beach, relaxing next to the pool and playing outside in the water fountain 🙂
Just about any activity in or near the water!
My favorite summer activities are camping, hiking, and going to amusement parks
I like swimming and nice summer walks 🙂
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I love to soak in our swimming hole and take macro pics of the flowers in my yard and at my local parks!
One of my favorite summer activities is having the grandchildren and my kids over and swimming in the pool and having a cookout, yummy…
We enjoy spending time at the beach!
I love to go to the beach, have BBQs, going to the river and going camping.
I love going to the beach.
My favorite summer activities are going to Ocean City Maryland for vacation, swimming in the community pool and spending lots of time with my 2 year old granddaughter!!
biking, walking, gardening and swimming!
camping and swimming
Swimming and having bbqs.
In the summer I love to go to the beach and eat a lot of seafood!
My favorite summer activities are BBQ’ing and drinking lemonade on the porch.
I love to go to the amusement parks!
I love the pool, family walks and not working!!! I am a teacher 🙂
My favorite summer activities are swimming and biking. Thank you!
Hi! 🙂 Watching baseball on tv! 🙂
Lois
I love to just hang out with my family and enjoy each others company. We also love to go to the beach but we have not got to do that for about 3-4 years.
i love hanging out with the grandkids outdoors. swimming, walking,biking and pinics
I like taking walks
I love to shop at summertime farmer’s markets and serve the great fruit and veggies to my family.
I like boating, swimming, and biking.
I love to go camping in the summer.
I love going to the Shore and walking the Boardwalk and swimming during the summer.
Carol L
I like going to the beach.
I LIKE GOING TO THE LAKE AND WATCHING THE KIDS JET SKI.
We love fishing, swimming and being on the lake.
Summer means no more early mornings, hanging with my teen, and reading all I want!!
Outdoor dining!
Swimming!
we like to garden and have bonfires!
Back yard play time with the family.
I love spending the day at the beach with my family.
Thanks!
I enjoying going to the beach, the pool and hanging out with my kids before they go back to school.
definitely a good ol’ fashion water fight 🙂
I like to go hiking when its not too hot, or swimming all day!
gardening and barbecuing
We love to go to the lake and camp and swim!
My fav summer activity is walking on beach either at sunrise or sunset
I love to go camping and swimming in the summer. I also like to go for walks on a trail by my home!
Long walks, catching up on reading
i love hanging out by the pool!
Swimming and BBQ’s!
Swimming! scenic nature walks, feeding wildlife, canoeing, mini golf.
I love the beacj, canoeing, SUP and bike riding
Swimming and reading!:)
We love camping out
I love swimming, boating, and fishing!
we love to swim and visit different parks in the summer
swimming and biking are my favs
love to barbaque and eat out
Swimming.
swimming and laying out to get sun
I love gardening, kayaking, camping, and fishing in the summer
bicycle rides and swimming!
Swimming, barbecues and the beach.
Sounds crazy, but I love to watch the fire flies!
I love taking my boys to go swimming!
My favorite summer activities are going to the beach and to county fairs.
I enjoy swimming
We like to cook out on the grill and swim.
i love to garden, take walks and ‘put up’ tons of fresh produce
Swimming at the pool, going to the beach, and catching fireflies are some of my favorite summer activities.
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swimming at the pool
going to the water parks and amusement parks
swimming for sure! 🙂
I like going to the beach
swimming and hiking
Some of my favorite summer activities include going to the beach, and reading outdoors
Some of my favorite summer activities include going to the beach, and reading outdoors
I love going to the beach with a good book to read.
Going to the beach.
hangout with family 🙂
Going swimming and hanging at the beach
I love going to the pool with my daughter
Garage sales, cookouts, fireworks!
Hiking BBQing and swimming
I love swimming, having friends over for bbq’s
gardening, spending time with friends at bbq’s.
Swimming, going to the beach and bike riding.
concerts, going to the beach, grilling out, my birthday.
I love to hike and bike ride and swim.
We love going camping and swimming in the lake! It is also nice just to sit on the patio and drink a glass of win!
We love going for family walks and bike rides! Also, trips to the pool or beach are fun too!
We love going for family walks and bike rides! Also, trips to the pool or beach are fun too!
I love to drink an ice cold beer after doing some yard work on a really hot day.
I like to barbecue with family, swim and go to the park!
spending time with my daughter and swimming in our pool!
I love swimming!!
Swimming is our favorite activity.
I love coloring with chalk, with my daughter outside. I also love laying out in the sun every once in a while, while my daughter plays in her sandbox.
love going to the beach, hiking and playing outside with my daughter
Reading in the air conditioning sipping sweet tea!
We like swimming and bbqing with the family.
eating ice cream watching sunsets
We love to go camping and boating.
Gardening
We like to fish & swim.
watching the cat and dog play in the garden
Yard sales, biking, walking
Visiting the beach, wearing flip-flops, and sipping iced coffee. Thanks for the chance to win!
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I love swimming and getting some sun!
I like the beach and cookouts, barefeet and homegrown veggies from the garden
Our favorite summer activities are swimming having BBQs and visiting the zoo.
Picking berries with my daughter, relaxing, hiking and camping
Hiking, Swimming and simply just relaxing in the sun with a great book.
swimming fishing and camping
i like cooking out, going to the pool and going fishing
Eating watermelon and going hiking.
I enjoy walking and reading on my deck.
In the summer I like going for hikes or bike rides and spending time on vacation with my family.
I love laying in my hammock in the sun, soaking up the vitamin D!
I like gardening.
taking my kids to the park and having a picnic
I love being able to swim! That would be my main thing.
we love hiking and swimming!
I hate the heat, so I live indoors in the summer. I much prefer to do outside activities in spring and fall.
I don’t like to spend much time outdoors in the Summer here in Texas since I can get heat exhaustion pretty easily, but when I do, I love going to the lake!
I like camping and hiking.
My favorite thing about summer is family bbq’s. Anytime that I can spend time with family is a plus!!!
I love to play in the sprinkler
I love to play in the sprinkler.
Swimming, cookouts, long walks, and tennis. I also really like just sitting on the porch in the evening.
I love taking my kids to the park, beach and walks
Swimming with the kids
Swimming with the kids
eating all the fruits and veggies right from my garden and napping in a hammock in the shade
Berry picking is my favorite summer activity.
I like going horseback riding in the summer.
I enjoy swimming
I enjoy swimming
love swimming in the summer
Camping!
i love going on hikes with the family and swimming with the kids!
We like to go camping in the mountains near our home.
I love swimming with my baby girl.
I love watching baseball..either our minor league team or the Cincinnati Reds!
swimming, hiking
I love running and biking outdoors, playing tennis, swimming, and going to soccer matches and baseball games.
I’m not much for the outdoors, I just like our movie marathon nights
walking and canoeing
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just laying out by the pool
We like taking the kids to the park, going on all the walking trails and taking lots and lots of pictures! 🙂
playing with my kids and swimming
We love going to the cabin on the weekends and playing around on the lake.
Going to the beach and having bbq’s with friends.
My favorite thing is to bring the kids swimming at the lake
In the summer my favorite thing is being able to flaot in the pool
In the summer my favorite thing is being able to flaot in the pool
I love to garden
I look cookouts, bonfires, camping and spending time at the pool!
lake swimming and road trips!
Their are so many activities I enjoy during the summer. My favorite is probably our Sunday family hikes. Thank you.
My favorite thing is being on the boat on the lake.
I love to go swimming.
I LOVE swimming, going to the beach, hiking, and just being outside!
Swimming, laying around the pool reading and spending the day at the beach with my grandkids.
We love to go camping.
Softball tournaments with my family. My oldest daughter plays travel softball so we spend most weekends on a field watching her play. Thank you!
we love to go camping!!
I like to walk in the mornings and stay in the a/c in the afternoons.
swimming
I love swimming and going to the waterparks.
My favorite activities for summer are hiking and BBQing…well enjoying the food at BBQs because I usually burn things on it. On really hot days I like to stay cool indoors and relax.
I love to go fishing and camping.
going to the beach, bbq, swimming
We love to play in the water…pool, sprinkler, beach.
We love to play in the water…pool, sprinkler, beach.
Gardening and hiking
With or without the kids? lol I love relaxing in the sun with a refreshing drink to keep me cool. If there is a pool around, that would be a bonus. The kids and I love to go to the park, have a picnic lunch, and I let them run around and just have some fun.
Swimming and going to the beach
Beach trips and evening walks
Swimming and just putting on the shorts and shades and going for a walk
swimming, sitting on the front porch with the ceiling fan on & watching the birds
taking the kids swimming!
I like taking my kids to the water park all summer.
I love to go swimming in the summer.
We love to swim – whether it’s a pool, lake, ocean, etc.
going to the State Fair
Hanging out on the patio, eating homegrown fruit and veggies, grilling, gardening.
We love to go bike riding with our 4 year old grandson and play in the pool with him.
We love going swimming and playing in the sand.
Swimming, fishing and kayaking.
Going to the beach
Like walking, yard work, gardening, everything water!
I like to swim and golf.
I like to swim & cook out with the fam!
I love running and gardening.
I love grilling and getting together with my family.
Reading!
I love the beach
going swimming and gardening 😀
I love the warm sunny days
Going to the lake, gardening and playing outdoors with my granddaughters.
Love gardening and reading outside
We farm, so there always seem to be plenty of things to do outside. Our garden keeps us going.
My favorite thing to do is lay on my swing and read on my Kindle! Lazy days of summer!
Pool games & flag football.
swimming, and keeping grand kids
I love swimming and reading in the summer.
I like gardening, swimming, and reading.
cook outs
swimming!
I love to swim in the summer. And golf!
We like to go swimming and to the beach
Swimming and staying cool! Its hot in FL!
We love the beach!
Trying to stay cool while reading…maybe taking in a movie a couple times throughout the summer.
The pool and the park!
I like reading outside and hiking
I like to go camping, boating, and reading. (Always like to read!)
I love fishing and camping!!!
I love playing with my grandkids
I love swimming during the summer!
swimming and gardening … just being outdoors
I love going camping at the lake and swimming in the pool.
I love going swimming.
Jetskiing and swimming
Camping, going to the beach, gardening, bike riding…
I like going hiking in the mountains!
Swimming and hiking.
Thanks for the contest.
Cookouts!!!!!
I love picnics in the park!
going swimming
Having the kids out of school and being together as a family.
A nice walk in the woods
going to disney
I like going for Blizzards on summer evenings.
I love gardening.
bike riding, gardening, sitting on the deck on a warm night drinking a beer…
I love spending time outdoors in the summer, soaking up some sun!
I love hosting family barbeques
Camping and fishing!
I enjoy working outside in the garden.
I like to hike with my dogs.
Definitely swimming and cooking out
Thanks
Gardening, riding my bike, swimming and reading.
Fishing, hiking
The pool and ice cream!
The pool and ice cream!
The pool and ice cream are the best
I love gardening, I start planning what I am going to plant right after Christmas.
Love to hike & have a picnic with hubby!!
We like to go to the beach
I love going swimming and camping.
I like to go swimming, on walks
I like to go swimming
We love to swim
Going to the beach
Going to yard sales having cookout, family reunion.
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camping, fishing, reading a good book
bike riding and more shopping
cookouts, hiking, going to farmers markets
Walking and grilling out.
We like catching fireflies.
I like to swim.
in-line skating and swimming
I like going camping.
We spend a lot of time at the pool.
camping, mountain biking, hittin the beach!
i love swimming and going for bike rides on the trails
I love camp fires and amusement parks!
We like swimming in the summer
We love to play at the pool and bbq.
I like walking, swimming, being with grandkids, sewing and thrifting in the summer.
I have the grandkids in the summer so we go to the library on raining days – they love it
swimming and grilling of course
I like hiking and swimming.
Gardening and grilling out are a couple of my favorite summer activities.
i love going to the beach
Swimming,jogging and going to the beach.
Gardening and swimming with my kids
cookouts, hikes, and trips to Disneyland
My favorite things to do is have cook-outs and make smores
going swimming
Going to the beach!
we love to swim and bbq
I like taking the kids to the pool and the science museum (because it’s inside!!) during the summer.
i love cookouts and hiking w/ my dogs
We love camping, visiting zoos and amusement parks, going to the pool, and firing up the BBQ
Picnics and catching fireflies
Spending more time outdoors specially walking early in the morning.
My favorite thing is swimming at the pool with my kids.
i love hiking in the mountains to keep cool
favorite summertime activities are hanging out with kiddo at pool, movies on hot days, and making smores.
Camping and swimming!
going to the farmer’s market
swimming and bike riding
swimming!
We love to spend our weekends at our condo pool, there are never many people there and the water is always fun!
Swimming
swimming
I like to swim and otherwise avoid the heat as much as possible.
We love to go swimming!
I love softball and hiking
I love going to the beach
Swimming
Outdoor concerts, fairs, yard sales
my favorite summer activites is to go swimming and spending time with the kids at the park
BBQing and concerts in the park
Camping, spending time with family from out of town, going to the beach and parks, all that fun stuff you can’t do when it’s cold out!
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our family loves to go outside and play games and go to the beach
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hiking yard sales
I like going to the lake and swimming, as well as reading outside in my lounge chair.
Swimming, fishing and camping
Swimming!
We like to go boating, go swimming in our pool and we do lots of grilling in the summertime.
I love to go swimming and hiking.
Going swimming and this year we are excited to try the drive in theater
making homemade ice cream
we enjoy swimming and visiting dollywood here in Tennessee.
We like going to the beach and the pool.
Fairs and festivals!
Thanks
We love gardening, camping, and swimming.
I like gardening – especially flowers.
I like gardening – especially flowers.
Going to the beach and swimming in the pool 🙂
Some of my favorite summer activities are boating, swimming, taking mini vacations with the family, BBQ-ing, sleeping in and spending the extra time with my daughter.
swimming, walking on the beach
going to the beach.
We love camping and going to the beach!
I like walking around the lake, gardening and going to the park.
Soaking up the AC. LOL
Going to a water park.
Fishing is our family’s favorite summertime activity. We are fishing on the boat, a dock, or off the shore every weekend and my boyfriend and I compete in weekly tournaments.
love to take bike rides and go to the beach
i love swimming and barbeques
I love rollerblading
Going to the park and spending extra time doing family activities.
We like hiking
I like backpacking and fishing.
we like swimming in the pool!
chewing ice!
swimming
Backpacking, video games, swimming
I like to swim and enjoy the nice warm weather outside.
I enjoy hanging out at the pool.
I like freshwater boating and fishing.
I enjoy going freshwater boating and fishing.
I enjoy going fresh water boating and fishing.
I enjoy going fresh water fishing.
going to the beach
swimming and reading
swimming and reading
I like going on walks with my kids and dog. Thanks!
Some of my favorite summer activities are going on walks, reading outside and going to the beach!
I love swimming and BBQing.
camping and bbqs
Bike riding and camping! 🙂
Hello, some of my fave summer activities are BBQ with family, taking my grandkids to get ice cream, fishing.
Going to the dog beach. So much fun!
we love boating, camping, swimming and going to carnivals and fairs
fishing and bbq
spending time at the beach
going to the beach! Swimming 🙂
taking nature photos
Try to fish when i can or when it isn’t raining.
i love going to the beach.
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I love to golf!
swimming and going to the beach.
Swimming, time with family.
I love to have BBQs and spend time with family and friends.
Going to zoos and aquariums
We like fishing.
I actually like staying in the AC with a good book or movie and a cool drink. Whaat?! I live in FL and it gets HOT 🙂
I love camping and hiking in the summer.
I love getting out to the park more with my children.
I enjoy swimming, cleaning up around my house, going to the beach, and just plain relaxing.
i love going to the beach every weekend on my boat with my family it’s so much fun! 🙂
swimming and cook outs
we like to hit the public pool a lot!
I like going to the Flea market and farmer’s market.
I love going to the beach!
This summer, I’ve just been lying on the couch and barely making it through my workdays. I have a bulging disc in my back that’s really pushing on my nerves. It’s terrible.
Swimming, playing at the park, going to the beach
going swimming
vacation
My favorite summer activities are swimming, spending more time with my grandson and love to go fishing.
swimming and cooking!
Cookouts!
Bike riding!
I like to go to the park.
I love swimming and throwing barbeques!
Playing at the park with my kids, fishing and gardening
I love hanging out with my kids we normally have picnics and go swimming 🙂
walking, going to the beach, road trips
We love to go swimming.
I like hiking and biking.
Anything in, on, or near the water!
Anything in, on, or near the water!
swimming
swimmimg and riding bikes
I love roasting marshmallows and picking wild berries.
Camping and Hiking 🙂
Some of my favorite summer activities are going to the beach, going to the park, picnics, and barbecues. I love all of the holidays in the summer and spending time with friends and family. I also like the hot weather and the longer daylight hours so I can spend more time outside playing with my son! 🙂
Taking my kids out to the park and for frozen yougurt!
i like swimming, and yard sales!
I like to take the kids to the park, thanks!
Swimming and bbqing
We love to go swimming.
I like going on picnics, taking city tours, eating on the outside patios, and just sitting in my yard watching nature.
Going to the beach
swimming, going to the beach, barbequing
I love to read books! With no schedules to get in the way during the summer, I get a lot of reading done!
I like to go to the beach, bicycling and horseback riding.
I like going to the beach, drinking iced tea, going for walks, and getting Italian ice.
swimming and camping
I love to swim and sun
we love going to the lake.
swimming
My favorite summer activity is gardening!
I love swimming and going to the mountains.
Thanks for the giveaway…swimming, tennis, & riding bikes with our kids.
We like to swim
We love to go camping!
Anything involving water!
I like going to the waterpark
Swimming and running
We love to swim in the summer or go to the park
i like lounging at the pool reading a book.
Lots of swimming!