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Backyard

I had high hopes that we would be able to play in our backyard last summer. I realized pretty quickly that the kids were still too little for un-fenced space; once they got bored they just tried to escape. We live on a very busy street, so the typical 2-on-1 kid-to-caregiver ratio rendered the backyard pretty unusable for 2011.

This year, however, is a different story. They are 2-1/2 years old, and a lot has changed.

I decided to buy a sandbox one hot day when my mom was here in April.


They LOVE it!!!


In addition to the sandbox, we also have a police coupe that they spend a lot of time taking turns and pushing each other around in.


And of course there are always bubbles to be blown,


and bugs to be learned about.


We planted some flowers in hanging baskets for the deck a few weeks ago.


And our compost is rockin' and rollin'


We heart the backyard!

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