Now that fall is here and the days are cooler, we're enjoying much time spent outdoors! The littles enjoy playing outside so much that one day I decided to set up a picnic on the deck for lunch.
Toddler Girl (age 2 1/2) especially got into the idea. When she saw me moving their chairs outside, she ran to help!
We'd gathered a basket of sticks that morning for another project so I set those on the table for our centerpiece.
I enjoyed the change of pace and the bright sunshine while we ate! The littles enjoyed it too, for the most part. We could hear construction going on behind our neighborhood, acorns falling and planes in the sky!
But for a dose of reality--- the lunch time/before nap time slot with toddlers is not usually all sunshine and roses! The littles were tired, irritable and one person did not like their lunch and made it known loudly. I'm sure the neighbors enjoyed our charming little picnic too! :-)
In spite of all this, a picnic on the deck is something we'll be doing more often!
It's a simple fun way to enjoy our lovely fall!
Toddler Girl (age 2 1/2) especially got into the idea. When she saw me moving their chairs outside, she ran to help!
We'd gathered a basket of sticks that morning for another project so I set those on the table for our centerpiece.
I enjoyed the change of pace and the bright sunshine while we ate! The littles enjoyed it too, for the most part. We could hear construction going on behind our neighborhood, acorns falling and planes in the sky!
But for a dose of reality--- the lunch time/before nap time slot with toddlers is not usually all sunshine and roses! The littles were tired, irritable and one person did not like their lunch and made it known loudly. I'm sure the neighbors enjoyed our charming little picnic too! :-)
In spite of all this, a picnic on the deck is something we'll be doing more often!
It's a simple fun way to enjoy our lovely fall!
2 comments:
I love dining outside! Usually one of the littles here doesn't make it through lunch. I even started serving lunch 30 minutes earlier. I guess a full tummy and lack of movement is to much for him!
Fall is the best time to eat out on our deck. The cool but sunny weather is so lovely! Sounds like you enjoy it too.
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