Spring is in the Air

There are no words to describe the joy I felt during our first spring/summer with Chandler and Tyler. But I will try, otherwise this would be a very short blog entry. Our first walk with the boys was probably a bit too early, but we were anxious for warm weather and decided to force the issue. We drove down to Lake George, and bundled the boys up in their car seats in the stroller. I really think they enjoyed the fresh air. And I KNOW we enjoyed getting outside for a while. It was a fairly short walk, but I remember the boys slept very well that night. It's true that a little fresh air can do wonders for a good night's sleep.

Not too long after our first walk, we took our first trip to the park. We walked up to the baby swings and I was so disappointed that one of them had bird poop on it. I had no experience with parks and didn't know that baby wipes were a must back then. Then I discovered that both boys together fit perfectly in one baby swing. How convenient is that?!?! And they had a blast in that swing. But, of course, we pushed the fun too far. They got over stimulated and over tired quickly. So...daddy pushed the stroller back and I carried two little boys, comforting them as best I could. I think I sprinted the last stretch.

That was the spring that we had our deck built. And we bought a fantastic swingset too! Slowly, all of the dreams I had for our future were coming true. We cooked out as often as possible, often times with some friends or family. Not much can compare to playing with your kids, having a drink or two and eating grilled food on a beautiful deck. We even bought camping highchairs for the deck, so we wouldn't have to keep dragging the wooden highchairs in and out. People thought we were crazy, but they came in handy for travel as well. We found out quickly that several of our friends and family have a high chair, but no one had two. And when you factored my nephew in, who was just a month younger then Chandler and Tyler, travel highchairs turned into a necessity.

We were also eager to get out on the bike trails with the boys. So we bought a bike chariot. Sure the age recommendation said 1 year or more, but they could sit up fine and we saw no reason not to forge ahead. That's when I looked up why the age restriction said 1 year. For the record, it's to avoid shaken baby syndrome. I am so very glad that I looked that up before taking the boys for any rides. The bike chariot would have to wait until the next year. Bummer. I still very much enjoyed our walks, but Mike is more a bike rider then a walker.