A Fine Fall Day
The weather was relatively warm and clear today, as far as late Fall days in Minnesota go. We took the opportunity to get out and rake up (hopefully) the last of our leaves. I am not by nature an outdoorsy kind of girl, and I am always hesitant to get on out there and DO stuff with both girls in tow. Julie *really* wanted to go out and help Daddy rake some leaves, so when Sophie went down for a nap I got Julie all bundled up and took her and the baby monitor outside for a little fun. Of course, Sophie woke up 15 minutes later and I went back in to retrieve her. The thing is, once I got outside and got moving a bit, it felt kind of good to be breathing the cool air and moving my creaky body a bit. We ended up staying outside for quite a while.
Here I am raking some leaves with Sophie on my back.
Julie kept herself busy moving leaves from one pile to another, driving us a bit batty - I had to keep reminding myself that she was just having fun and that it wouldn't do much harm if I had to rake a few leaves a second time. Here she is burying her bike in the pile.
After a while, Julie wanted to draw with her sidewalk chalk, so I stuck Sophie in the stroller to watch while I drew a hopscotch grid. Julie decided to take Sophie for a little spin around the yard, and Sophie didn't mind one bit.
We all had fun, and what could have been another boring day indoors turned into a bonus pre-winter day. We're expecting fine weather all week here, so I'm planning to take advantage of it as much as possible. Sophie had so much fun, she fell asleep before dinner. Julie had so much fun, she is a bit overtired and is laying in bed singing songs to herself right now.
Here I am raking some leaves with Sophie on my back.
Julie kept herself busy moving leaves from one pile to another, driving us a bit batty - I had to keep reminding myself that she was just having fun and that it wouldn't do much harm if I had to rake a few leaves a second time. Here she is burying her bike in the pile.
After a while, Julie wanted to draw with her sidewalk chalk, so I stuck Sophie in the stroller to watch while I drew a hopscotch grid. Julie decided to take Sophie for a little spin around the yard, and Sophie didn't mind one bit.
We all had fun, and what could have been another boring day indoors turned into a bonus pre-winter day. We're expecting fine weather all week here, so I'm planning to take advantage of it as much as possible. Sophie had so much fun, she fell asleep before dinner. Julie had so much fun, she is a bit overtired and is laying in bed singing songs to herself right now.
posted by Shelly Kang at 7:52 PM
4 Comments:
Hey! I am so pleased to see Sophie on your back in that sling!! PLEASE show me how! I've been thinking lately that it would be pretty handy to get H. out of hand's reach of whatever it is I'm doing...
Outdoor tired is so much nicer than indoor bored. I find it hard to take both kids out during the week since I am not a nature type either. Bedtime/naptime is just so much easier if I make myself take them out.
How did you get Sophie on your back? The only way I can get KT on my back in the sling is by sitting on a chair. Looks like you guys had fun outside. It was a nice day for playing in the leaves.
I'd say a back slinging tutorial is in order:-) I can sling Knittybaby in the front a million different ways, even nurse him to sleep in it while pushing a shopping cart and keeping a three year old happy, but I can't master the back carry. Secret?
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