Ready for Warmth

As we go about our normal daily routines – get up, get kids ready, go to work, drive home, eat dinner, play for a while, wash up, go to bed - we tend to forget to look around at our surroundings.  This week was no different as we went through the motions; however, one little difference put a new twist on our evening routine.  We were able to move play time outside!  We’ve had a few 60-70 degree days in our neck of the woods and we couldn’t be happier.  Being cooped up in the house with two cabin-feverish kids who prefer the outdoors was rough.  Spit and fingerprints are evident on our living room windows…they obviously have been trying to claw their way outside for months now.  Our entire family loves being outside and here’s a few photos to prove it…

Ok, so Riley is not a person, but she’s still one of our babies! 

Riley begs for her green ball.

Outdoor playtime would not be complete without Riley’s dirty, slimy, mulchy green ball.  If you say “green ball” and have no intentions of getting it out, you will get the most pathetic dog eyes you have ever seen.  For future reference, just call it the “GB”.  Riley doesn’t know acronyms. 

The infamous green ball.

 

Stella shows off one of her “cool” finds in our backyard. 

Stella's Nut

 

Ok, so I don’t think she’s helping.  Look at that sly expression…she’s taking the planter cards out of the box!  We’ll never remember what we’ve planted now, the little stinker!

Eliza helps plant the herb "garden"

 

Our little world won’t be like this forever…it’s always changing.  My husband and I strive to remember to enjoy these fun little moments because soon, we’ll be sending them off to school and we will lose them forever! 

 

Get out and enjoy your world, my friends!! 

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