2024 Bucket List

For many years I used to post a list of goals at the start of the year. Lately, I've switched to posting a bucket list for the year that I modify throughout the year. Last year, we logged 110 first time experiences. Below is the current list of places I think we might visit, movies we might see, concerts we might attend, etc. for the first time over the next year. I'm sure things will be added and deleted throughout the year. That's not to say that we don't have goals that we're working toward or in some cases habits we've formed that we want to maintain. For example, I'm thankful we've finally gotten in the habit of having one family fun night a week (when the schedule permits), and I'm grateful that I averaged 13,654 steps per day in 2023 which was twice as much as 2022. We're still working to visit all 50 states (47 so far), all Canadian provinces (1 so far), 30 amusement parks (27 so far), 40 zoos/aquariums (31 so far), 200 National Park sites (130 so far), etc. 

1. Watch the fourth season of All Creatures Great and Small on PBS - DONE!
2. See the movie Boys in the Boat on DVD- Done!
3. Attend the PA Farm Show - DONE!
4. Attend a rodeo - DONE!
5. Ian's first solo piano recital - DONE!
6. Big Cypress National Park* - DONE!
7. Feed tarpons - DONE!
8. Lion Country Safari - DONE!
9. McCarthy's Wildlife Sanctuary - DONE!
10. Laura Quinn Wild Bird Sanctuary - DONE!
11. Airboat ride - DONE!
12. Tram ride through Shark Valley - DONE!
13. Everglades National Park* - DONE!
14. Dry Tortugas National Park* - DONE!
15. Visit Robert is Here in Florida - DONE!
16. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park - DONE!
17. Glass bottom boat tour - DONE!
18. Turtle Hospital- DONE!
19. Bahai Honda State Park- DONE!
20. Visit the Towfighis at their house in Quito, Ecuador - DONE!
21. White water rafting in Ecuador- DONE!
22. Canyoning in Ecuador - Done!
23. Pailon del Diablo waterfall in Ecuador - DONE!
24. Intinan Museum in Quito - DONE!
25. Basilica de Vota Nacional - DONE!
26. Church of La Compania de Jesus - DONE!
27. Biscayne National Park*- DONE!
28. Eat at Bahama Breeze - Done!
29. See Tim Hawkins - Done!
30. Ian and Nadia participate in Seussical the Musical at MCS - Done!
31. Watch the first three seasons of The Baxters on Prime - Done!
32. See Daniel at Sight and Sound - Done!
33. Mack Truck Museum - Done!
34. Carrabba's Italian Grill - Done!
35. National Gallery of Art - Done!
36. Attend a concert featuring TobyMac, Tasha Layton, Cory Asbury, Mac Powell, etc. - Done!
37. Fonthill Castle - Done!
38. The Tileworks - Done!
39. Mercer Museum - Done!
40. See the movie Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (on DVD) - Done!
41. See the movie Someone Like You at the theatre with Nadia - Done!
42. Washington Monument - Done!
43. Steven Curtis Chapman concert - Done!
44. National Museum of American History - Done!
45. Holocaust Museum - Done!
46. Winter Jam - Done!
47. White House tour* - Done!
48. See the movie Cabrini - Done!
49. See the movie Ordinary Angels - Done!
50. See the movie Boys in the Boat - Done!
51. National Portrait Gallery - Done!
52. Rock Creek Park* - Done!
53. Supreme Court - Done!
54. Attend a Casting Crowns concert with a live symphony - Done!
55. International Spy Museum - done!
56. Prince Caspian at the Museum of the Bible - done!
57. Ford's Theatre* - done!
58. National Archives - done!
59. See the movie Unsung Hero at the theatre with Nadia - done!
60. Kings Dominion - Done!
61. Maggie Walker National Historic Site* - Done!
62. Fort Monroe National Monument* - Done!
63. Virginia Aquarium - Done!
64. Virginia Beach - Done!
65. Busch Gardens Williamsburg - Done!
66. George Washington Birthplace - Done!
67. Fredericksburg National Military Park* - Done!
68. Chancellorsville Battlefield* - Done!
69. Spotsylvania Battlefield - Done!
70. Prince William Forest Park* - Done!
71. Monocacy National Battlefield* - Done!
72. Watch the fourth season of The Chosen on the Chosen app - Done!
73. Water skiing lessons - Done!
74. See the movie Sight - done!
75. See a movie at the drive-in for the first time - done!
76. Nadia and Ian compete in Bible quizzing nationals at Houghton - done!
77. See a performance of Oliver! - done!
78. HersheyPark with the Towfighis - done!
79. See the movie Arthur the King on DVD -done!
80. Nadia flies to Chicago by herself for the firsr time ever - done!
81. Nadia gets her learner's permit - done!
82. See the movie Kung Fu Panda 4 (streaming) - done!
83. CN Tower-done!
84. Fort York -done!
85. Ripley's Aquarium -done!
86. Toronto Zoo - done!
87. Canada's Wonderland - done!
88. Oliver and Paul see the movie IF at the theater - done!
89. See Despicable Me 4 - done!
90. Highland Chocolates Factory tour - done!
91. Leonard Harrison State Park - done!
92. Old Bedford Village - done!
93. Nadia spends four weeks at Camp Susque as a SIT - done!
94. Fort Roberdeaux - done!
95. Stronghold camp with four cousins - done!
96. Hopewell Furnace NHS - done!
97. Ned Smith Nature and Arts Festival - done!
98. See The Fall Guy - done!
99. Alaska Native Heritage Center - done!
100. Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center- done!
101. Stoney Creek Zipline - done!
102. Alaska SeaLife Center- done!
103. Eat at Moose's Tooth Pizza- done!
104. Anchorage Museum- done!
105. Winner Creek Trail- done!
106. Stay at a bed and breakfast- done!
107. Exit Glacier- done!
108. Kenai Fjords National Park cruise*- done!
109. White water rafting at Chugach Outdoor Center- done!
110. Running Reindeer Ranch- done!
111. Denali National Park Tundra wilderness tour- done!
112. Hike trails at Denali - done!
113. See a sled dog demonstration- done!
114. Eat at The Crepery- done!
115. Museum of the North- done!
116. Musk Ox Farm - done!
117. Eat gelato - done!
118. Husky Homestead - done!
119. Large Animal Research Station - done!
120. Reindeer Farm - done!
121. See a performance of Pilgrim's Progress - done!
122. See the movie Sound of Hope on the Angel app - done!
123. Watch the second season of the Wingfeather Saga on the Angel app - done!
124. Attend Tuck Everlasting musical - done!
125. Johannes Mueller House - done!
126. Nadia attends College for a Weekend at Liberty University - done!
127. See the musical Anastasia at Liberty University - done!
128. Get a free ice cream for Milo at Becky's on a Tuesday - done!
129. See Inside Out 2 on Disney+ - done!
130. All three kids audition to be part of the Wizard of Oz - done!
131. Kids attend a fall retreat at Camp Susque - done!
132. Nadia starts a new job at Warrior Run Petcare - done!
133. See the movie Bonhoeffer - done!
134. See the movie The Forge - done! 
135. Ian sees Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - done! 
136. Oliver sees Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim - done!
137. Spend two days at Camelback Resort - done!
138. Ian attends winter camp for the first time - done!

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