Outside!

We finally have beautiful weather! We have been trying to go outside as much as possible, both Ethan and Lillie love it. Ethan will be ready to run a marathon the way he runs around the yard. This morning during Lillie's nap, Ethan and I were all over the yard. We went from the way back by the creek, to the driveway to the wet swampy side and everywhere in between. He just can't stay in one spot! I finally brought out some chalk. He wasn't too interested in it so I decided to write the alphabet all over the driveway.

I was finally able to sit and soak up some sun for a couple of minutes while calling out letters. He loved running and jumping on the correct one. Next time I will have to write lower case letters, he is too smart and knows his upper case letters!

After Lillie woke up, we came back outside. She loves to chew on my phone and gets very upset when I take it away.  I dread the days when all she wants to do is talk on the phone!  However it was useful to have occupied with my phone while I chased down Ethan two doors away.   Ethan couldn't stay by Lillie and me so we headed back inside where Ethan can be contained with the gates. We spent more time putting together puzzles.  He has a 48 piece fish puzzle that he loves to do. I tried to keep it out of sight until he was older, thinking he would just end up losing all the pieces. But he can do it all by himself, we constantly amazed by our smart little boy!   On the upside of our outdoor adventures, this afternoon Lillie slept for over 3 hours and Ethan for over 4!

Once Ryan got home, we headed back out.  They love playing with Daddy. Tonight he and Lillie chased Ethan all over the yard.  Both kiddos were laughing like crazy. We are grateful for a Daddy who works hard all day and then jumps into play time with the kids as soon as he gets home!