we bought our house last june and moved in around august or september, after some renovating. i can honestly say that this week was the first time we actually really,truly utilized the backyard. lest you think every person in florida has a pool, here are pictures to prove that is not the case...exactly. some of us have a $9.99 kiddie pool from target plus a slide for some real fun. olivia and violet weren't sure what to think of this newfound land to explore but they love it now. the other day olivia was trying to climb through the window in the living room to get to the backyard. need to familiarize her with those darn back doors that she's never been through until this week since apparently we are hermits and stay indoors 24/7. truth be told, i didn't realize how great of shape (relatively speaking) the yard is actually in, which brought me to a more reasonable comfort level in terms of traipsing around in it. anyway, the pool, slide and bouncy balls in the grass were a hit and we'll definitely be doing this more often. playing outside at your OWN house- who knew!? much better than packing up and going to the park some days. do i sound like as big of an idiot as i feel like as i type this? although i have a list of 50 items large and small that i still want to do around this house, i was definitely feeling lucky this week that we have it as good as we do just the way it is. kudos to adam for working day and night
(literally) to get us this little joint! we were laughing the other day when we were laying in bed, both on our phones...adam doing work email and me looking at stuff for the house online... money in, money out! good times.
ok, enjoy the pics.
olivia chose to slide in with the popcorn she had been eating poolside
(and the stupid binky which she has gotten reattached to recently after being sick... kill me)
violet was quite happy to catch the bowl and have a little snack in the water!
no shoes, no shorts? no problem in the backyard!
note sure why we've failed to remove these random blocks from the back of the house but olivia had a good time climbing on them and saying "marching on the bricks!!" sure thing!
PS- on a side note... need a little reader poll...since there are so many of you and all. below is the TV wall in our house. i've been debating what to do above the TV for a while. i feel like it needs something to close that area in..doesn't have to be huge, obviously.. just something. i've thought about a clock, some series of 3, continuing the photos to the left with more frames, a DIY art piece that i should link to show you but i won't.... and who knows what else. any ideas??????? ps if you're wondering if that is a box of spaghetti next to the TV, it is. violet brought it to me and said, "cack-oo?" (cracker). good try, baby vi!
