Fresh Air

The weather has finally started warming up and it feels great to be outside! Even if it is only for a half and hour, the fresh air feels so good. The other day we spent the morning at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, an excellent park to play at if you've never been there before! Even though it was a little windy, the boys had a great time. I wanted to share some photos with you all, and keep your fingers crossed that this weather is here to stay.

There was still lots of snow in some places, but we just threw on the boys' winter boots and let them have fun.

Pudge enjoyed crawling under the ladder.

Z-man was all over the place, running and jumping whenever possible.

Dad was a great help in playing and watching the boys while I enjoyed the company of other moms.

We thought ahead and asked some other families from Preschool to see if they wanted to join us on that sunny day.

We even thought ahead and brought a yummy lunch of PB and J sandwiches, carrots, apples, and pretzels. I love that our boys like to eat nutritious foods.

Overall, it was a great day! Have you made it outside this week? If so, I'd love to hear what you did!

Green Hour

I've checked out a new book from the library, and it's titled The Green Hour, A Daily Dose of Nature for Happier, Healthier, Smarter Kids. This book is written by Todd Christopher, creator of the National Wildlife Federation's, GreenHour.org.

I'm not sure how I stumbled upon this book, I just know that I should take my boys outside more often. It has been so terribly hot and humid out here in central Illinois, that it's so tempting to stay inside in the nice, cool air conditioning. But, alas, I know that my boys need to be out in nature, even if we are sweating by the time we get home.

So to share with you what we did today for our hot and humid green hour....we rode our bikes to a local pond! It was really great, because there were lots of trees to give us shade. And every once in awhile there was a breeze to cool us down.

I took some pictures to inspire you to get outside for an hour and spend some time with nature.