There has been little doubt for a long time that Caedmon is an outdoorsy kind of guy and enjoys almost anything that happens in our yard. Isaac is definitely cut from the same cloth - he gets so excited to see what's happening out our back door, is completely happy whenever we're outside, and gets pretty upset if he has to go back in the house when anyone else remains out of doors. We've discovered, as the warmer weather has come, that his enjoyment of water isn't limited to his baths. He will grab the hose when we're watering and tries to stick his hands in the spray, has plopped down with the hose and happily drenched himself, and a couple of weeks ago, discovered that the faucet where the hose is attached sprays a fine mist in an area about a foot around it, so he made himself comfortable right there, getting soaked from about his chest down. He thought it was so great!
Along with other backyard improvements in the last weeks was our decision to relocate our little vegetable garden to an area that's more out of the way and gets more sunlight. The boys really enjoyed digging in the dirt (and chewing on the spade, in Isaac's case!) and transplanting all our vegetables. Now they can see the garden from their bedroom windows, and Caedmon will list for me the different plants that are growing there.
He's been interested in all that's gone on in the garden and recently helped me plant the green bean seeds. After describing to him the process of planting, watering, growing, blooming, etc. and finally ending with the harvesting and eating of green beans, he decided to skip right to the last step and tried to eat the bean seeds that we were planting - instant gratification!
Our doing a good deal of digging, planting, and watering in the yard has opened a whole world of new possibilities and discoveries for Isaac which has recently included a fascination with squishy, sticky, slimy black mud. He took note of the watering I was doing in the garden and headed in on all fours, smearing his hands around and digging his toes (with shoes!) right in. I'm glad there's a little empty space around my tomato plants because otherwise, he would have gone right over them in his excitement. He had mud all over - there was no dawdling before bathtime that night, he went straight from the yard to the tub!
And just for fun, here's a bonus picture of our big-boy Caedmon eating Chickadees. It's easy to see by the grin on his face that this is one of his favorite snacks!
Along with other backyard improvements in the last weeks was our decision to relocate our little vegetable garden to an area that's more out of the way and gets more sunlight. The boys really enjoyed digging in the dirt (and chewing on the spade, in Isaac's case!) and transplanting all our vegetables. Now they can see the garden from their bedroom windows, and Caedmon will list for me the different plants that are growing there.
He's been interested in all that's gone on in the garden and recently helped me plant the green bean seeds. After describing to him the process of planting, watering, growing, blooming, etc. and finally ending with the harvesting and eating of green beans, he decided to skip right to the last step and tried to eat the bean seeds that we were planting - instant gratification!
Our doing a good deal of digging, planting, and watering in the yard has opened a whole world of new possibilities and discoveries for Isaac which has recently included a fascination with squishy, sticky, slimy black mud. He took note of the watering I was doing in the garden and headed in on all fours, smearing his hands around and digging his toes (with shoes!) right in. I'm glad there's a little empty space around my tomato plants because otherwise, he would have gone right over them in his excitement. He had mud all over - there was no dawdling before bathtime that night, he went straight from the yard to the tub!
And just for fun, here's a bonus picture of our big-boy Caedmon eating Chickadees. It's easy to see by the grin on his face that this is one of his favorite snacks!
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