Mondays and Thursdays we go to playgroups, Wednesdays and Fridays Finn has nursery in the afternoon. We have one day left, one completely free day - no commitments, no interruptions, just a day for our ordinary adventures. We don't always go far, we don't always go anywhere but I love our Tuesdays, just the little two and I.
When we are out at groups or round friends, their relationship is different, but when it is just the three of us, these two couldn't be closer. Cora looks up to her big brother and Finn loves having a ready made friend in his little sister. They are as thick as theives and seem to communicate in their own special language.
This week we went to a private local park that we have passes for. These two are happiest outdoors and they were in their element with things to climb and balance on. We had the place to ourselves and we were wrapped up warm. There were sticks to find, leaves to throw, benches to jump off and fish to look for.
We reviewed some wellies from Bogs last year and were so impressed that when Cora started walking I bought her a pair. They have flexible soles, pull on handles, warm soft insides that keep little feet insulated down to -10 degrees and are machine washable. We were sent another pair for Finn last month and we both love them. Cora's are bright pink and orange with flowers and Finn's are black with red and blue dinosaurs.
I tried to keep my camera away for most of the day, to roll down the hills with them, to catch them as they jumped off the bench for the umpteenth time and spin them round in circles, to lift them so they could reach the higher branches and the colourful leaves. I try to spend these days having ordinary adventures, enjoying them just as they are now.
Cora decided that she was very attached to her water bottle this week and it took a lot of persuasion and distraction to encourage her to eventually put it down. She is equally as attached to her Bogs boots, bringing them to me and trying to put them on herself if I make no signs of immediately taking her out. With children that want to be outdoors all the time we definitely have to make sure we are dressed right and these boots will be accompanying us on lots of our everyday adventures over the winter.
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