Outside Fun

We have discovered over the past few months that our child LOVES being outside. She will stand at our back door and stare outside and gets giddy when we open the door. She plays outside at day care and her teachers say she loves it. Our only outside dilemma is finding enough to keep her occupied. She really doesn't like the grass so we are limited to things that fit on the deck for this point. I really want to get a toddler swing set, but those are rather pricey and we have some other house projects that need to be done first. So, we'll stay on a mission for small outside toys for the time being.

We bought a picnic table for her and she loved being able to eat her lunch on the back porch. We have learned she does not sit still when she eats if she is not in her high chair so that leads to this pic of her standing while she eats.



Our newest outside purchase is this water table. Words can't describe how much she loves this toy. Best $40 we've spent at this point. Lesson learned from this toy is that is needs to be in the grass. When the deck gets wet, it gets slippery and slippery deck + new walker = DISASTER. Luckily she gets over falling pretty easy and goes right back to playing.



We decided to branch out of the yard and took her to our neighborhood's play ground for a bit, but there is not a lot for her to do. For some reason, she doesn't like the baby swings so we really only played on the slides and the she sat in our lap on the big swings.



I love that she is walking and we can enjoy the outside together. It's so much fun to watch her experience these fun summer things. Last year was nice to sit outside with her, but now that she can move, it just makes things even better.