Outdoor Enthusiast

Rose is definitely an outdoor enthusiast. Every day she wants to go outside after breakfast and before dinner. Rain or shine. We don't always go out after breakfast if we have somewhere to go, but usually right before dinner. Both girls usually end up soaking wet and sandy and need to be changed and washed up before eating. It's the best time of day though, when the heat is gone and the backyard is shady, making the need for sunscreen unnecessary. With the backyard all finished, I love going back there. I pull out a chair cushion and bring a drink, raise the umbrella, set up the sandbox and slide and we're good to go! Paige likes it out there too, but not as much as Rose. I suppose Paige has a few years of the slide and sandbox under her belt. And, she's more bothered by wet and sandy legs and hands. They like it when I water the plants though. They follow me around filling up their buckets and bringing them back to the sandbox or mud pie station. I have to watch Rose carefully as she tries to drink the water out of the buckets sometimes.

If we'd had the backyard finished earlier in the year I think we would have bought a cheapy ikea highchair specifically for the backyard, but for now we just carry the usual one outside. The best thing about eating outside is definitely that I can leave all the crumbs on the ground...no sweeping!! Woohoo!