Category: Activities for Kids

Strawberry Picking…

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We loaded up and went strawberry picking yesterday at Valley Home Farms in Wartrace (near Bell Buckle). This has been one of our favorite spring traditions since Roman was a brand new baby.  There is just something about being way out in the country on a fifth generation farm in the middle of a strawberry field with rows and rows of strawberries as far as eye can see…it’s so peaceful and soul filling.  We picked and picked…enough for strawberry pancakes for dinner, two trays of frozen strawberries, nine jars of strawberry jam, and a basket of strawberries to take with us to share with family at Pops and Maw’s for lunch on Sunday!!!

Singing in the Rain…

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Xander and Roman and I stepped outside to check out the rain this afternoon.  I was finishing up a phone call with Uncle Kerry and enjoying the rain drops…the boys started playing in the puddles and by the time I hung up…we were all soaked!!! It was one of those settled in kinds of rains (with no thunder or lightning)…the kind that I loved to play in when I was a child.  So, I happily jumped into their play time, experimenting with floating different things down the rain water river in the gutter and enjoying the feeling of the water rushing over my feet.  Soon, we had two little neighborhood friends join in the fun.  (Even Petra was out there…usually she’s not a huge fan of rain but she’s always up for hanging out and making sure the boys are safe.) Xander and Roman took a long soak in a warm bath afterwards and put on pajamas fresh from the dryer.  What a blessed spring afternoon!

Spring Break Begins…

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The boys and I went to Pinkerton Park this morning to play…it got really crowded really quick so we moved from the wooden structured playground (which is really cool but really hard to keep an eye on all of them in when there are a lot of people milling around) to the more open parts of the park…they played in the sandbox, ran across a bridge, rolled down the hill, did a fair amount of squabbling, and a whole lot of not listening to mommy. We all good and wore ourselves out, enjoying the sunshine, and were near (if not) basket cases by the time we left…hungry and ready for a rest. Here’s to Spring Break and hoping for a good mix of sunshine, play, and peace. (I know the last one…and maybe the first one…are wishful thinking, but a girl can dream.)

Arbor Day…

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In conjunction with Arbor Day, Middle Tennessee Electric gave all of the kids at Jonas’ school seedling dogwood trees to plant!!! His tree stayed with his teacher overnight because he was using it as a weapon in class which he was told not to do, but after having a serious talk with his teacher the next day about rules and why it’s important to follow them…he was all smiles stepping off the bus with it in his hand.

We decided to start it out in a pot to let it get a little strength and height to it before planting it in the backyard in free reign of three rambunctious boys and a playful dog. We’ll see how it grows!

Mazes…

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Xander, Roman, and I spent part of the rainy morning out playing with sidewalk chalk on the wet sidewalks (it’s more like paint when it’s wet, and the difference is fun).

Xander is really into drawing mazes these days…here he is creating one…when he finished, it covered the entire length of our sidewalk out front.

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Picasso Tiles…

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Aunt Jean bought the boys a set of Picasso Tiles (thanks, Aunt Jean!!!) for Christmas this year and they play with them (and fight over them…haha) non-stop. It’s so cool to see all of the different things they come up with to build. Here’s the tip of the iceberg…

Another Round of Ice and Snow…

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We had another round of ice and snow and a very short week with three more snow days. The cold, gray, rain/ice/snow, and lengthy amount of time stuck together inside is starting to get to all of us. So, we had one last freezing cold sledding hoorah in the cul-de-sac to try to break up the monotony.

I just keep looking at the flower seedlings and the bulbs that are pushing up in the sunshine by the window and reminding myself that spring is coming…

More Sledding Fun…

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We have a really great hill in the cul-de-sac next to our house that’s perfect for sledding. So, we hit it up again this afternoon, as we needed an active outdoor outing today…the boys have been out of school all week and we’ve all been going a little bit stir crazy. It was just what we needed!

Winter Break Recap…

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Here’s a recap of some things the boys and I did over the winter break to keep busy: painting, making bracelets and necklaces from pipe cleaners and beads, making sticker scenes, playing with water beads, making and decorating salt dough ornaments, drawing with sidewalk chalk, and hanging out in the triangle woods.