Autumn adventures

Sam and I couldn’t believe our eyes when we found a whole new crop of ripe raspberries on the bushes yesterday. This late in the fall, it was the last thing we expected. Sam quickly gobbled up every last one. We’re making the most of these last days before winter really settles in.

A little boat on the water

It’s amazing the fun you can have with the simplest of ideas when you’re playing with a toddler. Sam picked out this little captain and his boat when we were shopping this morning and we decided to take it on an inaugural voyage this afternoon. He couldn’t have had more fun setting it out on the water and giving it a little push before watching the wind blow it back to the rocks at the shoreline. And then doing it again. And again. And again. If it hadn’t started raining we might still be there :)

For 3 bucks and a drive to the nearest pond, we had an hour of fun outside. Gosh toddlers are great :)

Fun fall activities

The sun and warmth continue but the leaves are still turning and falling. I came across these two great ideas for ways to put them to use for outdoor fun.

A final taste of summer

The sun has been shining and it’s been gloriously warm for the past two days – a taste of an Indian Summer. Sam and I made the most of it today by riding our bike to the store for a popsicle and playing outside almost all day long. Needless to say he fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow :)

Autumn, we’ll be ready for you again soon but it sure is nice to hang out with our old pal Summer again.

This week we…

1. Had more fun than one would think is possible with two balloons. Balloon dancing is seriously underrated.

2. Pretended we were on a dock in Muskoka for a while. We were in Oranmore, but we have great imaginations :)

3. Played quietly with Playdoh for a hour. Mom was in heaven :)

4. Tried to save a princess from a castle. (He’s really in to Robert Munsch’s The Paperbag Princess at the moment)