On Wednesday it rained properly for the first time in a very long time. I was struggling to know what to do with E while A was at preschool; all he wanted to do was go outside, but his wellies are just too holey for jumping in muddy puddles (I really must get him some new ones soon), so the park and woods were out of the question. In the end I just wrapped him up lots of jumpers, stuck his puddle suit and the remains of his wellies on him, and let him play in the garden, where there were fewer puddles!
I love how much he loves being outdoors, and how he finds it so easy to entertain himself (unlike his big sister, who needs attention every second of the day). So in the end I just sat and watched him play, fascinated by the way he worked. He gathered leaves for a long time (first using his hands, and then using the sweeping brush).
He dug in the mud (shhh, don’t tell daddy – the mud was swiftly returned to its rightful place).
He searched for minibeasts (though I don’t think he was particularly successful on this occasion)!
He tidied twigs and branches that had blown down from the trees.
And took chance to rest!
He had such a lovely time, so much so that when we had to go and pick up A a couple of hours later he made it very difficult to get out of the door.
You can’t win everything I suppose!
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Awww how cute are these pictures? I love watching mine in the garden just keeping herself happily amused #CountryKids
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He really did have fun. My boy used to be the same at that age. Happy to dig around and splash in puddles. Finding everything interesting. Thank goodness for splashsuits. Gorgeous photos! #CountryKids
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What a fab way for E to spend a couple of hours outside, sometimes all they need is the garden and their imagination isn’t it? You can see by his face he’s clearly loving being outside, playing with the leaves and mud. I can see why he didn’t want to go to pick up A with a garden full of possibilities.
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Great idea! Sometimes messing about the in garden is a lot of fun. Coming over from #CountryKids!
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Looks like he’s having a lot of fun in the mud. Nothing like a bit of fresh air x #countrykids
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Ah what lovely photos! I forget how happy my girls are in the garden at this time of year and there are certainly lots of leaves to pick up!
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Ah, he’s just like N. Put him in the garden and he’s happy to entertain himself. Boys are easy like that #countrykids
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Awe, he is adorable and so very focused on his “work” in the garden. Love it! #countrykids
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Wow, such a busy lad! Sometimes it’s nice to just sit back and watch our children play. It’s fascinating. Gorgeous photos x
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Gorgeous, he looks so adorable in his rain suit and is clearly loving those leaves. Mich x
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