It was quite mild today, so we were all in the backyard doing our family thing late this afternoon. It was downright refreshing to see the kids just walking about and looking around. Ahhh, nature--automatic entertainment for the kids. (I had almost forgotten about that?!) Will-O and I repaired a portion of our fence that blew down (um 3 months ago) and it felt good to start to get things in order (Plus, I love the power drill--Will-O honestly doesn't know how to use it so every time I effortlessly drill something he smiles at me like I am really some kind of Renaissance woman!)
At Scarlet's urge we brought out some of the "summer toys" and even our little kid picnic table and chairs from the garage. Liam eyed up the set and marveled at their smallness. Just my size! He would repeatedly sit in one of the chairs and then stand right back up--like an adult with OCD who couldn't get it quite right.
Scarlet was a great helper and wiped down the table/chair surfaces with about 95 baby wipes. I am starting to see why people had 6+ kids back in the day--little helpers/free labor. If I had 4 other kids ranging in age from 5-9 years, we would have had the backyard in tip top shape within the hour. With every ball and toy smelling as fresh as a cleanly wiped baby's bum.
Worst Part of the Day-
Liam is still battling his gastro-intestinal bug. He is not yet fully back in his game. Boo.
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