If you recall, when it came to choosing which house to rent, I decided against the one we're in now because it had no trees in the back yard. Through a small mix up, we ended up where we are anyway, and I was sorely disappointed. What can I say, I am a tree lover, a shade lover, and most of all, a mother of three boys.
Trees and boys were just made to go together. It turns out though that there is actually a much overlooked tree in our front yard. The boys discovered that it was climbable a few weeks ago while my husband was out doing some yard work.
They were so happy, and I was grateful for that one little tender mercy. Not only is there a tree in our yard, but it's a relatively safe tree to climb --not too high, lots of branches to catch you, etc.
Not to mention that it gave us just enough leaves for a good sized pile to jump in but not so many leaves that we were overwhelmed with raking them all up.
It was a first for the baby, and he swatted at the pile for a while, until we stuck him in the middle of it. He wasn't so sure about that.
Anyway, this one little tree gave us hours of fun as a whole family that day. We even made a little friend, which is another one of those things that little boys just love, and what's more, it's our neighbor's so I don't even have to take care of it. It's a win-win situation for sure.
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| Don't worry, I was right behind the baby. This is why we don't play in the front yard very often. |
As for the lack of shade in the back yard, we took care of that ourselves earlier this Fall.
And it's portable!
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| Free basketball stand, plus $8 patio umbrella from the thrift store and voila! Portable shade! |
1 comment:
I love your umbrella! They sell umbrella stands that blow over if you say "boo". Great idea!
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