Share Our Lives: Favorite Things to Do During Each Season

When I was growing up, we had two seasons: hot season and rainy season. “Cold season” was also a thing, but the highs were in the 80s and lows would mayyyyyybe reach the 50s (think similar to Florida weather). Nothing was built around the seasons. The clothes I wore could be worn year-round, other than one or two sweatshirts that I wore in January in the mornings. The events we planned and the sports we played could be year-round, other than maybe trying to avoid May (hot season) for anything that was outside.

Needless to say, when I came to the States at 18 years old, I had a hard time adjusting to the fluctuation in seasons. I couldn’t wrap my mind around the fact that you could go kayaking in the summer but had to go ice skating in the winter. I struggled to dress myself warm enough in the winter, because I assumed that the shirts I wore in the summer would be just fine as long as I had a winter coat to go over them.

Thankfully, I’ve pretty much fully adjusted and now having four seasons is one of my favorite things. God really is good to lead me into maturity in that area!! I enjoy living in Ohio where we truly experience all four seasons.

Today’s blog post prompt is to list some of the things that we enjoy doing in each season, and this was a fun post to brainstorm!

Fall

• go hiking – the foliage is beautiful!
• go to festivals/street fairs- our area has TONS of fun festivals and street fairs! I could easily find one every weekend during the fall
• dress up for Halloween – we discovered we love trick or treating in my parents neighborhood because we can cover a lot of ground in not too much time!
• Great Wolf Lodge- we always take a Great Wolf Lodge trip towards the end of October- our school gets discounted group rates and it’s a blast to go with friends!
• Watch some sports- we don’t watch sports on TV much, but I really enjoy being able to watch our school teams play soccer, volleyball, and run cross country!
• Enjoy a late night bonfire as the sun sets

Winter

• pick some really fun and engaging read-alouds and read with the kids each night before bed.
• bake extra and enjoy warm, cozy soups
• Enjoy Christmas and New Years with family
• go sledding
• go ice skating
• watch my kids play basketball
• take pictures out on a snowy day
• dress in warm, cozy sweaters and cute, bright earrings
• Enjoy our Hines Family Winter Reunion
• Scope out all our local libraries
• Go to the mall and walk around
• Get together with friends or family

Spring

• go for a hike- it’s so fun to spot signs of Spring!
• Plant my garden and sunflower field
• Run a half marathon
• Enjoy all the end of the school year festivities
• Take a fun family-oriented Spring Break trip (we’ve done Gatlinburg and Red River Gorge)
• Celebrate Easter
• Get all the baby animals on our homestead!

Summer

• Swim in the pool
• Go to our family reunions!
• Stay up late until the sun sets
• Eat simpler, quicker foods
• Go to the State Fair
• Go for long morning runs
• Enjoy a Bible Study or book club
• Have friends over as much as possible
• Visit King’s Island
• Enjoy my sunflower field

In case you can’t tell, we love to maximize our time outside, no matter the season! I can’t wait to hear what everyone else is to up to during each season and maybe I’ll add some more ideas to my list. Most of our months are very full, but January and February can get reallllllly slow and boring if I’m not intentional about finding things to do and ways to pass the time!