Out back

We've been spending a lot of time out in the backyard since the weather has been so nice, Jack is content crawling around in the grass and Beth and Luke find something to do. Swinging, drawing with sidewalk chalk, playing with the sand table, "cooking" in the little play house, finding sticks and bugs, and now playing with the bat and ball Ryan got for them.  Beth's become pretty good, Ryan's taught her to yell, "Throw it in my wheelhouse!" at the pitcher.  It's never too early to start the trash talk, right?

She also makes this very determined face when the ball is coming toward her, I have so many pictures and they all crack me up because her face is so silly!

Luke loves swinging.  He could swing an hour if I would stand there and push him for that long!  Every time we go outside, he asks, "You push me?!" He also likes riding his trike in circles on the patio and stealing Beth's bike, climbing on, and begging me to push him on that since his feet don't reach the peddles!

Jack loves to swing too, we keep thinking we need to buy an infant swing but we just haven't gotten around to doing it yet.  So one of us will hold him and swing and he just cracks up laughing, mouth wide open, grinning from ear to ear!  Being outside with him is still a bit of a challenge since he wants to put everything in his mouth, I'm looking forward to when he can walk and maybe will just enjoy toddling around in the grass!