This is my summer of "pretty much anything goes." We are transitioning into our new lives and I know will be for awhile. We are still living among boxes. We don't really have a schedule and I haven't met any other moms like me to plan playdates, so we are just living in the moment and doing our best to enjoy everything.
I am so grateful for our fenced in backyard and also for Gregg Park at the bottom of our street. My boys have to be outside. That is where they are happiest, free to roam and destroy. They are also reminding me that we are all meant to be outside. We are all happier and healthier after enjoying fresh air and soaking up some much needed vitamin D.
The Hinkle house starts their day no later than 7:00 am so you can imagine by 4:00 pm, momma is done. You will find us most days out back or at the park. We play, get dirty, get sweaty, and play some more. I never knew how much fun a water table could be or how much my kids would enjoy playing with sticks, ants and driving their big cars.
Their faces say it all.
We have also adopted the summer bathing routine (I guess I have established some type of routine). What is a summer bathing routine you might ask? Most days my boys and girl look like Harrison below.
Yes, he is covered from head to toe in mud. Yes, he got that way by rolling in the rock and mud puddle like a wild pig. Yes, I actually encouraged it and laughed harder than I had laughed in awhile. I wish I had a picture of Em and Mac because they were not much better. Everyday, I would struggle with bath time. It was exhausting bathing them and I honestly just didn't have it in me. My solution, outdoor bathing. So before dinner, I line them up, hose them down, put shampoo in their hair, add a little soap, rinse and dry. Judge away people but we are all happier and cleaner people. Plus, my showers are a lot cleaner which has lessened my house work.
Some call that hillbilly or lazy, I call it genius and lots of fun for us all. Win, win in my book.
Nothing like having more than 1 boy. They think of things we girls would have never imagined and what one doesn't think of the other will. I'm glad you and Em have decided to join in the fun. This is what life is all about! Enjoy the ride! (P.S. In Florida you wouldn't think of having a million dollar house without an outdoor shower.)
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