Beautiful soft breezes, clear blue waters, palm trees, hammocks. Oh and a really good book. And one of those beach-tents that Kateri will nap in (totally realistic, I know!). And you know what the most exciting part of it would be?! No layering kiddos in layer after layer to keep them warm! To borrow a phrase from Jeanne, 'Perfection in a nutshell.' This just sounds beyond wonderful right about now. Plus I can't wait to take Kateri to a beach to see what she thinks of the ocean, and those waves look perfectly manageable, even by an almost one year old.
But, reality check. We just entered February. The doldrums of winter for sure. This month always seems to last sooooo long. Even our forbears showed remarkable brilliance in making this month the shortest of all, even when we have to add a day. The mud, the brown grass, leafless trees. Luckily we have a few things to break it up and brighten it up, such as Kateri's first birthday! But, until then, we will be doing some summer dreaming.
The other day in Costco we came across this adorable beach set, PERFECT for Kateri this summer and, eventually, her little brother, right?!
Kateri sure thought it was pretty amazing. Beach babe in February, right here.
She made sure to catch the eye of as many passer-by's as possible.
So we keep on summer dreaming!
Today, Pat is building the grill that he got for his birthday. Yes, yet another exciting thing about summer~ grilling out! Though we definitely plan to start using the grill long before the summer is officially here. That way we will get a taste of summer, at least.
And until then, we are hoping to come up with some fun activities to fill the days! Here are some of our ideas:
1. Feeding birds/bird watching at the water treatment plant. Yes, the water treatment plant. My mom showed me this the other day (and my aunt showed her the day before that). There is a big lake and all sorts of birds, so it is perfect if you want to let your inner ornithologist out (bring binoculars!), or if you just desperately need to get the kids out of the house and see something new. Maybe we can even have a picnic if the weather is just a bit warmer . . .
2. Frying Pan Park- I bet there will be some new baby animals soon, plus it is always fun to go and see the animals anyway. Another picnic! But likewise, we will need at least slightly above freezing temperatures for this so we shall see!
3. Work on the garden- desperately needed anyway! K-bear will love being outside, I know. We just need to be on eating-everything-prevention duty.
4. Chick-fil-A indoor playground. I pretty much never do this (mainly because Kateri really hasn't been old enough to enjoy things like this yet), but desperate times (like February) call for desperate measures (for me anyway!). And, despite (or I guess because of) all the fomites, Kateri will love it.
5. I also keep thinking of taking Kateri to some museums. But the thought of expending all that energy on an almost one year old just doesn't make sense. So I think I'll cross this one OFF the list!
Hmmm. That is all I can come up with right about now! Any other ideas?
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