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Wordless Wednesday: Colorado Farm
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5 Days of Outdoor Play: Feeding Birds
Our homemade bird feeder attracted ZERO birds. Isn't that SAD?! Yeah, we thought so, too. So the Farmer headed out to buy some real bird feeders (3 to be exact) and brought them home for Sweet P to put together. THOSE have attracted a lot of birds and some annoying squirrels (we are NOT fans of squirrels around here). I've mentioned before that we live near a cemetery with LOTS of trees so squirrels are EVERYWHERE! And did you know that squirrels will eat just about anything?! I've seen them eat sunflowers, tomatoes, birdseed (including suet) and acorns (of course). Needless to say they wreak havoc on our home garden in the summer. But enough about squirrels.
It was such a nice day that we had a picnic outside and then the Farmer came home to help us fill the bird feeders.
After we filled the feeders we had some fun with the snow on the ground!
I showed the Farmer some of my awesome 8th grade softball skills and he showed me his middle school baseball skills. Let's just say we're both a little rusty! But Sweet P got a huge kick out of us pitching snowballs all over the backyard.
It was such a nice day that we had a picnic outside and then the Farmer came home to help us fill the bird feeders.
5 Days of Outdoor Play: A Day at the Farm
A few weeks ago we had some amazing winter weather and headed out to the farm to walk around. Because of the way the crops are planted it's been awhile since we've been able to walk in the fields so we took advantage of the day to walk through the fields down to the pond. Sweet P really wanted to get closer, but there's a fence around the pond so we got at close as we could.
After we walked out in the fields, we handed her a shovel and she got to digging in the dirt. We found some of Grandpa's old horseshoes so she threw a few of those, too.
It was Baby Brother's first trip to the farm, but he wasn't really interested (he slept most of the time).
We checked out the gardens and showed Sweet P the compost piles. I think she's going to be a huge help at the farm this summer and warm weather can't get here fast enough.
After we walked out in the fields, we handed her a shovel and she got to digging in the dirt. We found some of Grandpa's old horseshoes so she threw a few of those, too.
It was Baby Brother's first trip to the farm, but he wasn't really interested (he slept most of the time).
5 Days of Outdoor Play: The Wonder of Bubbles
When the going gets tough, the tough blow bubbles.
That bubble wand is AWESOME. It has a fan on it that works by pushing a button. It's easy enough for Sweet P to use and creates a TON of bubbles. I got the idea from our storytime leader at the library and found it at Target for $2.99. Best $3 I ever spent. She loves it!
WARNING: Please warn your children NOT to stick the bubble blower in their hair and press the button. Also keep in mind that warning your child may not prevent them from trying it anyway. This will result in the fan getting stuck in said child's hair. Many tears were shed as I worked the fan out of her hair, but she'll never put the fan in it again.
Thankful Thursday
Thankful for our sweet baby boy and big sister Sweet P.
Thankful for Auntie RoRo and all she did while she was here visiting. I can't begin to put into words how much it meant for her to come back to stay with Sweet P while we stayed in the hospital and the help she was to us when we got home.
Thankful for Gammie, who is still here! For all she's done for us and the sweet grandma she is to our babies. And for extending her to stay to help out a bit more (and so she can attend a few Halloween parties with us!).
And thankful for TK (Auntie Kannon) for sending these pumpkin faces (think Mr. Potato head) for Sweet P to play with (so I could get these awesome pics) and for coming to visit in a few more weeks!
Introducing...
Baby Brother
Born: 10/08/11
Birth Weight: 8 lbs 15oz
Length: 21 inches
Posts may be sporadic as we adjust to becoming a family of four. We are loving snuggling our little guy and having a great time with family visiting. Last Friday night was a little crazy and I hope to post more about his birth story soon. Have a great weekend!
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