Seven Quick Takes is such a fun and great way to wrap up what has been going on when life just keeps flying by! We do not even have that much going on in life right now, but the weather has been so nice and we are in such a fun routine right now that it seems like I look at the clock and another day has simply passed by! Here are a few things we have been up to the past week enjoying all of those simple moments.
Nature Park Fun
Our boys simply adore being outside so they were thrilled when we found a new place to explore! This nature center is just minutes away from our house and has amazing walking paths, a lake to fish in and fun parks including this nature park. It is filled with different objects that you would find in nature all specifically arranged for creative play! It was a blast and we cannot wait to go back and play some more.
Springtime School Outside
We cannot get enough of doing school outside during these mild weather spring days. Our middle son has been adjusting his nap schedule a bit this past week (by not taking a nap at all!), so he has been awake during school time. He has been having so much fun helping and learning right along side of his big brother. Also this week we found a bunch of caterpillars on our sidewalk. Thankfully we had just purchased the Live Butterfly Garden which includes this awesome net so we have had a lot of fun watching our caterpillars and learning all about them!
Exploring Time
We took a morning this week to go explore at Fontenelle Forest which is an amazing forest about 20 minutes from our home with great things to learn about! They have a great boardwalk to walk along, but this particular day there were a lot of school field trips, being the last week of school for most schools, so it was busy! We decided to go out on some different back trails that we had never tried before and had quite the adventure! We found lots of butterflies, deer, squirrels, rabbits and lots of birds! We also found a place to build a dam in the water and also simply enjoy the beautiful morning.
Bath Diving Fun
We have been having a fair share of nice weather, but also a decent amount of rain. One particularly rainy afternoon we decided to pull out our new water goggles that the boys got for their swimming lessons that start next week and dive in the bathtub. It occupied hours of their time and although they were little prunes by the time they got out they all had a lot of fun!
Cuddling Trio
My in-laws sent the boys these adorable sleeping bags from Pottery Barn Kids for the boys. They have been bringing them out onto the deck to have "camp outs", using them to build forts in the living room and cuddling up with them to watch a movie or read stories! They are so much fun and the boys simply adore them! Thanks Grandpa and Grama!
Baseball, Baseball and MORE Baseball
We have a few different baseball fields near our house and our boys would go play every day if they could! We had gotten a batting helmet earlier this spring and last week the boys found a catchers helmet at a garage sale (which makes playing baseball so much cooler). I love how well they play together and how our oldest son lets his little brothers try to pitch the ball (yes that is our almost 2 year old throwing the ball) and also knows to throw them grounders back! We are so excited for T-Ball to start next week.
Our Puppies
We have two adorable dogs who bring so much joy and fun to our family. They have been loving the warmer weather and we have been loving the time to cuddle with them and love them. Our middle son especially adores his puppies and even picked out a brand new "super cool" collar for our miniature dachshund this week!
Well, that's all for us for this week! For more Quick Takes, visit This Ain't The Lyceum!
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