Outdoors Finally

The big trip is one day away. I have been occupied with the beginning of spring sports and packing;) Actually I haven't packed anything yet. I finally went through my summer clothes and have been doing laundry and discovering that nothing fits!!! The whole growth thing. My Mom came to visit yesterday(she does that when my DH travels) and we spent the afternoon shopping. I am not a shopper but it was so pleasant to have company--it was actually fun:) JiaLi finally has a NEW pair of shoes from Grandma. She has been wearing all hand-me-downs. She also got new socks. I usually just buy white socks but I decided to get a pack of those bobby sock type with the pastel colors and right when she got home, she put on a pair of pink socks. Now she had a pink shirt on that matched perfectly and she was so proud. I was bad and did not take a picture. Last week we finally had some stable outdoor weather. I love watching these two when they play together. We had a small breeze on this day and it was perfect for the bubbles to travel and to make them chaseable. Because our yard was too wet to do some worthwhile yardwork this weekend, my DH decided to start a treehouse. He has been talking about building a treehouse since my youngest was little. In the elementary schools, the kids have a fundraiser where they draw a picture and they can make a magnet, t-shirt or whatever with the picture(I think a lot of schools do this.) Anyway, this year Joseph's (first grade)picture was a treehouse. The look on my husband's face when he heard what it was was priceless. We began by clearing an area in our backyard and the next step will be to get supplies. Hopefully when we return from our trip. I have been trying to think of things to include with the treehouse to help make it fun for the older kids too. So far I have come up with a rock climbing part but I am not real creative. I definitely need to do some searching.