Bobby wanted to go outside first thing yesterday. The sun was shining but it was chilly, so I dressed him in pants and a long sleeve shirt and he obviously took his shoes off as soon as he got out. He loves the independence that he gets in the small fenced in part of our yard. Mommy and Daddy aren't hovering over him...in person anyway, we are standing in the window watching him play (and I usually have my camera).
When he finally decided to come inside, he had to take off his clothes because they were way too dirty for inside. After lunch we wanted to go back outside and while I was washing dishes he dressed himself.
He didn't care that it was 75 degrees outside, he kept his coat on and his hood up. Daddy had mowed the yard while Bobby was in having lunch so now Bobby was gathering grass clipping in his hand and throwing them up in the air over his head. So when it was time to come inside, he had to take his clothes off...too dirty for inside.
You guessed it...a little later, after snack, Bobby wanted to go back outside and play. So this time I went and got him some clothes to wear. Yes we are on outfit 3 for the day...
But when I watch him laying under the pretty tree looking up at the sky....oh, if we could all relax and enjoy nature like this boy does!!
After dinner was over, we all went outside to play. Bobby had enough of the fenced yard and was ready to play somewhere else. Daddy got out Bobby's new ball that the Easter Bunny brought in Bobby's Easter basket...
This ball is so cool. It switches while in the air and turns itself inside out. So Bobby has some visual stimulation to look at while the ball is in the air. Daddy, Bobby and Mommy stood in a triangular formation in our back yard and played catch. Yes, Bobby played catch with us...for 10 minutes!!! Yes, I said 10 minutes!!! That is more that all the time he has played catch combined in the almost 9 years of his life. Daddy was super happy...and so was I!
The ball is softball size and just super cool!! After the game was over, we got out the firepit and made a small fire because Mommy was getting cold.
Zoi thought that the sticks were for her to chew, not to burn in the firepit.
Bobby was too busy gathering mulch and dirt to care about the fire. In fact he decided that he would rather go jump in the trampoline...
When it got dark, we went in for the day and Bobby got a long bath to wash off hours of Bobby style fun...playing in dirt, grass, dirt, mulch, dirt...
I was so tempted to take a picture of the bathtub after I let the water out so you could see just how dirty Bobby gets during the day. Plus, Mommy gets to wash that much dirt off of three changes of clothing for one day!! That's my boy...I love him, dirt and all!
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