New Deck

I was all set to take Silas & Zoe out for a late afternoon walk today, but when I went out to the car to get the stroller I was disappointed to see that it had started raining. I decided that the foiled walk was the perfect excuse to get things figured out to play on the deck! As some of you know, our landlord re-built our back deck earlier this spring. It was a total pain at the time, because the babies' nursery is directly adjacent to the deck, and the construction schedule needed to work around the nap schedule. There were many days where Silas & Zoe were woken up by the sound of a nail gun. Mike finished working out there awhile ago and I finally tested it out as a play area this evening. Watch below to get a tour of the much improved space.



Having this outdoor area definitely makes the construction woes a few months ago worth it!


We were having such a nice time playing that I decided to feed them outside too. I brought the booster seats outside, carried all the stuff out on a tray, and set myself up with a lawn chair and a hard cider. Now that they feed themselves certain foods (tonight it was salmon cakes), dinnertime gets REAL messy! This arrangement certainly made for easy cleanup! Here are a few minutes from Zoe & Silas' first "dining al fresco" experience.




Here is a video of when they got a hang of the water tray,



And here they are playing after dinner!



I definitely see us spending a lot of time on the new deck this summer! Now if we can just get Mike to spruce up the backyard... :)