The weather was just right today, and I took Logan and Aubrianna outside to play. I’ve been in a rut, you see, and haven’t been doing this.
Aubrie was happier than I’ve seen her in a while. I think she’s been bored lately because she doesn’t go to preschool anymore. This morning she got a big bouncy Dora ball from her Mom. When Logan got home from school is when we had our playtime, and he got out his Spongebob “tennis” set.
Aubrie and Logan last spring
We played pretty hard. Logan practiced his tennis moves, and Aubrie practiced dribbling her ball after I taught her how. It was really nice.
Getting outside to play is so important for all of us. Even here in the heart of a metropolis, the great outdoors dwarfs everything else. There’s more air out there, and the plants that survived the drought are a feast to these eyes that have been staring at a computer too much for too long.
We’re moving into a bigger place soon, and there’s an excellent walking/biking trail a block away from our apartment. I look forward to walking with the kids there and letting them ride their bicycles — Aubrie will have one by then because her 3rd birthday is 3 days before we move.
There’s also a wide covered porch at our soon-to-be home, with a view of the swimming pool. I can just imagine now how nice it will be to work on the porch and see the kids playing because there’s a wide enough area for them to play and still be in my vision. The new apartment complex also has a playground. So we’re all set to get outdoors more. Let’s just hope that in my lifetime there’s never another summer as hot as the one in 2011. Here in Texas, it was an inferno. Of course, we can just jump in the swimming pool.
It was definitely a better day for having enjoyed playing outside with the kids.
But I love to be outdoors. I prefer being outdoors to, you know, being inside.
Keith CarradineRead more:http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/outdoors.html#ixzz1nk8gWytn
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