Yesterday was another 26 plus degree day here in Ottawa. The pull of the weather was too strong to stay indoors so I emailed Mr. Boss and asked for the afternoon off. Wish granted.
Picked up Mom, picked up boys and headed to the cottage for a picninc and some outdoor play
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I made Peanut Butter and Jam sandwiches on White bread, that's right people, white bread. Remeber when white bread was just bread? Well I was breaking all the rules yesterday. Since we can't send nut butters in school lunches I wanted to have good old PB & J as it's meant to be. Admittedly the bread stuck to the roof of my mouth with every bite but it was still good. Littlest boy wouldn't eat it, that child is strange.
Mom and I moved the picninc table to it's rightful summer location as opposed to it's tipped over leaning on a tree winter location. We doled out the sandwiches, some grapes, Fritos (BBQ flavour), bananas, turkey bites and cheese. We sat in the sun and ate while boys intermittently hopped up to jump off a large rock or dig at some new discovery in the grass.
No table manners on a picninc, a vacation from "Sit down please, don't wipe your mouth on your shirt, don't play in your drink". I loved watching them nibble then play, nibble and play some more.
We collected sticks with the wagon and made a big pile for a future bonfire.
We played on the play structure and I am always amazed at how you can judge a child's development based on the new skills they acquire on the playground every spring.
We played in the sand, we sat in the sun, the boys ate Smarties and it was the best 4 hour vacation ever.
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