It has finally warmed up enough here to spend long-ish periods of time outdoors (still bundled up, but without freezing noses). We went treasure-hunting on our street, and came home with rocks, which Emma put in her pockets and Johnny stuck in his pants cuffs – after first filling all his pockets:
He walked pretty slowly on the way home! We then set up a rock washing station. Emma and Johnny delighted in the enhanced beauty of even the plainest rock when placed in water:
And I enjoyed the pure joy children find so easily in the simplest activities.
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I keep meaning to get Rebecca to wash rocks, maybe we will do that tomorrow.
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I too love the “rocks in the cuffs” idea/photos. So cute!!!
But the whole thing reminded me of a beautiful rock I found on the playground when I was in Kindergarten, a beautiful LARGE rock, which I tucked into my jacket pocket because it was so beautiful. But alas, after recess, when my classmates got into a “jacket fight” as we were supposed to be hanging them up, I started whipping my jacket about too, forgetting about that beautiful fist-sized rock in my pocket. Not my best moment. : )
(But thankfully, no one was seriously harmed…)
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spring time is so beautiful
These are cute pictures. The warmer weather here has been great too. We’ve been outside every day since Friday and it’s been fun. Spring is going to be much welcomed by all of us!
Hanna and Joe like to wash rocks too. It’s interesting what makes them happy and keeps them occupied sometimes.
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LOVE the first days of springtime weather and freedom!
Made me smile to see your littlest ones sweet face and then I had to laugh when I saw how creative your son was storing his treasures! I think rock washing sounds fun too. We’ll be trying this soon. Thanks!
Yes, isn’t the sunshine just wonderful!
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I remember doing this with Emily last year during our first couple of warm days. So much fun! We’ve been spending lots of time outside too. We really missed the sunshine!
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yay:) I am soo ready for spring!
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What a beautiful smile Lily has! I remember the joys of washing rocks as a child. I also remember at some point having some rock polish stuff that made the rocks stay shiny and wet-looking.
The rocks in the pants cuffs and pockets is SO sweet! I love how children have fun with such simple things and enjoy the outdoors in a way most grown ups never think of. Washing the rocks was a great idea; they really do look nice when they are in water! Here’s to more sunshine for all of us!!
Yay for warmer weather! It’s true – washing activities are always a hit here too. Hopefully with better weather comes better health for everyone in your family!
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Yea! Lily looks gorgeous in fuschia, and the image of Johnny trudging manfully under the weight of so many treasured stones is too sweet.
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I am so excited the weather is changing also. We went to the park over the weekend and yesterday it was so nice out! We didn’t even have coats on!
Too cute that Johnny had rocks in his pants cuffs!
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The sun is finally putting off some warmth! I’m just LOVING this weather!! I was outside without a sweater yesterday, just because I could. It was cold, but oh how I enjoyed it! Glad you guys are enjoying it as well!
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We had a few dreary days, but the sun is out again. Yippee!!!
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I just did a post about going outside too! heaven!
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