Friday, March 6, 2015

Oregon Sunshine

While so many across the country have been getting ridiculous amounts of snow and cold weather, we are getting an unprecedented amount of sunshine here in Oregon.  I am most definitely not complaining!

I try to take the babies for walks almost every day.  They love to be outside!  We have two parks within walking distance from our house.  One has baby swings which they love to do, but doesn't have as safe of an area for them to run around.  The first time we went to that park, Rylee got her first playground injury by falling and smacking her forehead on one of the metal structures.  She had a bruise for over a week!  The other park has an incredible playground, but has no swings.  However, it does have a large grassy area that I like to go to so the babies can run around freely.  They enjoy checking out the leaves and pulling on the grass.  They also love putting everything in their mouths, so I do a lot of scooping dirt, grass, and leaves out of their mouths too.  Just building up their immunity, right?

Yesterday I attempted taking them outside and doing some weeding.  The majority of the time was spent redirecting them, pulling plants and dirt out of their mouths, and catching them before they tripped over things.  They are pretty decent walkers now, but not so much when the ground is uneven.  I caught Ayden LICKING and trying to eat the hubcap on my car!  Ewwwww.  Our time outside came to a quick end when Rylee tripped and fell on the concrete.  She was okay and her hands weren't even scraped up a little bit, but she was not a happy camper!  When she continued to be cranky, I called it a day and we went back inside for a snack and afternoon naps.  Not a lot of weeding was accomplished, but they got to play in the dirt for their first time ever.

We are supposed to continue getting this gorgeous weather through Monday, so we are going to continue taking advantage of these nice days before the spring rain hits us.






26 comments:

  1. I'm so jealous of your lovely weather! I can't wait until we only have to wear sweatshirts outside! Looks like the twins had a great time.

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    1. The weather has been AMAZING! I do wish we'd get at least one or two snow days though. It would be fun to take Ayden and Rylee out sledding, but if I had to choose between endless snow and freezing temps and our sunny weather, I'll pick the sun!

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  2. Oh their precious little faces!!!

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  3. Soooo jealous of your weather!! You lucky ducks!

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    1. Haha! Well, my first thought when I read this was that we are Beavers and not Ducks. Lol! It's a rivalry thing.... :)

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  4. Sun?? What is that? haha Even here in Texas we need some good sun. Love all of the pictures!

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  5. It's so nice being able to go outside with your kids, isn't it? Can't wait for winter to be over...

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    1. They love to be outside and cry when it's time to go back in the house! I'm looking forward to this summer when we can set up a sprinkler and maybe a kiddie pool!

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  6. It's so nice being able to go outside with your kids, isn't it? Can't wait for winter to be over...

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  7. I so love these babies and all of these adorable pictures just make me smile!!!! I'm so glad that you are getting to enjoy this time with them!! Wish I was there to enjoy the fun too and make those snickerdoodles!!! LOL Sending lots of love, hugs and wishes for more fun on sunny days!!!

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    1. We had lots of sun when you were here, but we were too busy and sleep deprived to take advantage of it! lol

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    2. Maybe next time!!! LOL (have to make a trip before the heat though or be out before there morning nap!!)

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  8. Cuties!!!!! Looks beautiful there! We're finally warming up here in the great white north... Introducing my two year old to puddles is a lot of fun!

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    1. Thank you! We haven't done puddles yet, but I'm sure we will have our fair share of rain to make that happen at some point :)

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  9. Yay for good weather :)
    Your babies are SO BIG already, it's incredible. And so cute, of course :) I can't wait for SB to be old enough to explore the outside.

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    1. Thank you so much! SB will be ready to play outside before you know it! How does it happen so quickly?

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  10. Glad you're taking advantage of this mild winter with the lil ones. We are getting a lot of sunshine here in California as well.

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    1. The weather has been amazing! We have a rain coming here again, but the. Looks like more sunny days!

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  11. Love those little leopard leggings! But beyond jealous of your sunshine. Everything's still snow covered here!

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    1. We've been very blessed with good weather for some reason this year. Makes me nervous that maybe the rain is being stored up to all come this spring!

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  12. So cute! Our weather is going to be crazy warm for March in MN the next few weeks, and I'm hoping it stays that way. Then once this baby gets on the outside of me, I can take it outside too (without a snowsuit).

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    1. I hope you have lots of sunny days ahead for you and your babe to enjoy the outdoors!

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  13. Ha ha ha! So are you saying when I have my babies, that weeding my garden goes out the window? ;) Glad you got to get out and enjoy that beautiful sunshine! Like Lilee says, it's going to be pretty nice here in Minnesota too!

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  14. Haha! Yep! That's been my experience so far :)

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