Happiness is sitting here in my office with the afternoon sunlight creeping through the window, while watching BOY & GIRL outside mixing up their own batch of fun in the back yard.
Ingredients:
A 3 year old girl
A 4 year old boy
1 large plastic kiddie pool
2 balls4 trains
2 cars
several plastic vegetables
a plastic frying pan
2 large pails full of water
2 large pails full of water
Baking time:
Over 1 hour in the translucent Southern California sun...in February
Clothing optional
Helpful hint:
A hands-off approach is best. Let them create their own fun. You can take a moment for yourself, which ensures everyone's happiness.
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awww!!! that is fab.
ReplyDeleteps--planting a seed...would you play with me if i happened to be roosting in santa barbara for 2 weeks in april??
Sounds perfect.
ReplyDeleteSounds downright yummy!
ReplyDeleteOh! Summer-like weather! I'm envious!
ReplyDelete(And! That you might be getting a visit from her awesome livness!)
A friend of mine used to lovingly call this benign neglect and she insisted it made for more independent and self-entertained children.
ReplyDeleteOh how wonderful your kids and the sunshine sound.
You really want me to move don't you? I awoke to snow covered roads and freezing rain.
ReplyDeleteRecipe for Self-Pity:
ReplyDeleteFebruary in New England
With no vacation planned
Just add snow.
Saturday was a gorgeous day here in SoCal, and today looks to be a repeat.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing too, we're so wimpy that the last 6 weeks of winter was more than enough!
That sounds lovely,
ReplyDeleteI don't think it will work quite as well in our basement, which is the only place we can play seeing as how it was -40 (F and C who knew?) with the windchill this morning. Not that I am even the slightest envious. Nope. Not me.
Grrrr.
Yay for sunshine!!! I heard crickets and frogs last night! And the air smells different! And I'm very excited about this!
ReplyDeleteI am printing that recipe for future use. I may even submit it to Betty Crocker. :) Perfect.
ReplyDeleteI was confused until I remembered you live in California. It was 14 degrees this morning here. But we do love our plastic pool in the summer!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet recipe!!
ReplyDeleteHope you are well - see you soon. Kellan
Perfect! We're loving this weather as well! No TV today! Play outside! Windows open!
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome!
oh it's the best-- watching them play like that. i love when they are in sync
ReplyDeleteI love this. And send a little of that sun up our way, won't you? :-)
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