Let's go outside and have some fun

Goodbye winter, hello spring

A new start for everything!

Goodbye snow and hello sun

Let's go outside and have some fun!

The lyrics up come from my favourite children's EFL song I used to sing a lot with the kids at school every spring. But the point is not to go back and start remembering the "good times" but to share what we've been up to lately. The weather got so much better that we spent a big part of the day outside.

Advantages of being outside:

• A. sleeps really well and long in the wrap outside
• Walking, running, jumping, watching birds/bugs/cars... makes Teodor tired
• Natural surfaces are great for motor development (I read one smart leaflet a few weeks ago)
• Fresh air charges me with energy, keeps me sane and generally if one of them is screaming, it's 100 times better than if they do it indoors. 
• The day goes by so fast

Forest as a playground and biology lab

Watching bugs

Touching ants

Sandbox on a path to the forest

He realized he can look up and watch the trees

Luige maaelu laat

We were thrilled to learn that village Luige is just a few kilometres from our home, so we went to see the farm animals and eat some home-made food. We have only pictures of the animals from the event and on the way back home, I demanded to have at least one picture of me (Teodor was sleeping in the stroller). 

A bit crazy idea to walk home. 

Kadriorg Park, Japanese Garden

Japanese garden is a must in spring. 

Even it doesn't look like so, he loved the water (he is trying to say "voda" now, it sounds like "beba") and the ducks swimming there.

Watching the water with his dad

Being a toddler. He starts to behave like children of his age, thank goodness.

Sensory walk? :)

Trip to the seaside after A.'s doctor's appointment

Travelling by public transport with two young children to the other side of the city was challenging. But it was worth it. Sand and water. Two substances which totally satisfied our toddler. Not to mention A. fell asleep on her own in the stroller and kept sleeping till we got home, that was seriously wonderful. 

Our local playground

He is totally into sand now. I hate the sand pies. I hate sitting in the sand and digging wet sand for him. I hate that A.'s not sleeping in the stroller, which would make this

 much easier. Spent 3 hours today in the sand...and what's even more annoying, he immediately destroys the product of our cooperation. 

And this is how it all ends :)

Side note: He has more clothes, but he prefers to wear the same and I have no intentions to fight with him about the hoodie he should wear.