My wish for cooler weather came true temporarily for the weekend and beginning of the week and we've been taking full advantage of the cooler weather by spending as much time as possible outside. It's already heating up again but we know that little tease means more should be on the way in the near future. We're excited!!
Saturday morning was still quite toasty and we were all awake WAY too early so we had a very lazy morning at home before we headed off to spend the morning doing what we do best on Saturday mornings--building....
The boys had fun making their ambulances and I got them to pose for about a second together on the pumpkins. This is as good as it got...
Our next stop was Michaels for the most disappointing activity the boys have ever attended in their lives. They had hoped to make the spider and frankenstein (cool, right??) ...
...but the teacher only provided them with rocks, paint and googley eyes that were enormous for the very small rocks these kids with developing motor skills were supposed to paint...
...she was incredibly unhelpful and we left with these lovely painted rocks that I very unhappily forked over $4 for.
How can places like Lowe's and Home Depot have such fantastic, free projects for kids but Michaels charges you for pathetic ones like this?? Aren't they supposed to be known for their crafting supplies?? Get us hooked on some cool ones we might want to buy more of to use at home. LAME!!!!
Anyways... after a quick stop at Target (it's a requirement when you're in the neighborhood, right?:-)), we headed home for lunch. We almost made it home before the boys passed out in the car so instead of heading inside for lunch, I transferred them into the stroller (transferring them into their beds NEVER works) and hit the road for a run while they napped. It was starting to cool off a bit and the run actually felt glorious. We covered 7 miles before calling it quits and giving lunch another shot. Success!!
We spent the rest of the day playing in the backyard which felt like just a little bit of heaven.
Sunday morning's weather looked something like this...
...hello perfection!! Needless to say we spent the ENTIRE day outside starting with some yardwork before everyone was even dressed for the day....
...we ate breakfast outside and then headed out for a bike ride to the green market and made a pit stop for some coffees too.
Before we knew it, it was time for the boys first soccer practice and game. How cute are they??
They were pretty reserved for their first day but had a good time as long as we stayed close by. Good thing they allow parents on the field at first...
...it was a beautiful day to kick off the season and seems like it will be alot of fun for the boys once they get comfortable.
We followed up the soccer match with some lunch before heading home to load the boys in the stroller again for a very late naptime. Another trip downtown was in order. We walked around for an hour or so before parking ourselves at the Pelican cafe for some beverages and outdoor fun on the beautiful day...
...it was the perfect ending to a perfect weekend.
Monday morning was still gorgeous so we took advantage of it and headed off for a run that ended up at the park first thing in the morning...
...the boys and I love beating everyone else there. We had the place to ourselves. While we were there, we noticed that it looks like they've got some remodeling in the works. How exciting...
The boys decided they wanted to walk all the way home and they ended up stepping up to the challenge beautifully...
...they walked the entire mile and a half without a single complaint. They took a fantastic nap too :-)
Today's starting to warm back up again but we still had a nice morning walk to story time and much nicer weather than it has been while we read, sang, and danced. Today's features were...
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Zoe Hall does a great job of educating and entertaining with these fall-themed books.
We spent the rest of our morning playing and exploring at the park. Once again, the boys decided they'd just walk home...I'll have to start planning in extra time for those little feet to walk the mile + home. It's nice to just enjoy the journey once in a while though. They're good at reminding me of that when I'm patient enough to embrace it and I see lots of walks in our near future to help me do just that.
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