Granted we had a busy first week of Summer. Tennis lessons, swimming lessons, baseball, visitors. By Friday night Eloise said to me “can we just do NOTHING tomorrow, please and not leave the house?”
And 12 hours later it was followed by “I’m bored.”
I took them to the playground today and they sat on a blanket and watched the kids play. Good times.
I have prissy girls. They play clean, the look clean, their clothes are clean, they eat clean. They don’t dig holes, play in sand, slide on grass or climb trees. I have never told them not to do this – they just don’t. And they have been playing inside the house a lot this season.
Today they set-up a toy store and an accessory store and a restaurant and were content to play inside completely ignoring the 80 degrees, sunshine and nice breeze outside of their windows.
Every 1/2 hour or so I say “why don’t you go outside and swing or play ball or run through the sprinkler or go see if Rosie is home?”
And the excuses come.
“There are bees by the swings so we don’t want to swing.”
“The wet grass is weird under our feet, so we don’t want to use the sprinkler anymore.”
“We can’t sit in the grass because there are ants.”
“We can’t basically be outside AT ALL because there are BUGS…BUGS!”
“Let’s not go to the beach this year, because we hate the sand sticking to our skin and it is hard to walk on.”
“I don’t think we should go in the pool anymore because the chlorine hurts our eyes.”
“The playground is boring because there are babies there. And BUGS.”
“I would rather not help you garden anymore because it is dirt you know and I like wearing my white tank top.”
and my favorite…
“I just painted my nails, so I think I should just take it easy for a few days so I don’t have to redo them.”
I guess we should invest in air conditioning so we can stand to live inside all Summer.
How is your Summer going so far? Ready for school to start yet? Want any bug fearing prissy girls? Cheap.
xoxo,t
Ohmygosh~ too funny. They are so darn cute~ fear of bugs and all. Your pictures are adorable. Tie on your apron and get baking, Miss Tracy. Forget the park. You’ve got little cooks in training. And, if you’re really selling, I’m buying.
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T, you’re killing me with the cuteness! That pic of Astrid leaning into Esther is just the cutest ever! And the Lourdes… swoon! I desperately wanted those little overalls for Addie, but I was worried the biggest size wouldn’t fit. I love them on Astrid! I ended up with the dress for Addie too, and it is her absolute favorite. She squeals for it every time it is in the closet.
Cracking up here. Remind me, often, that our girls are total opposites, okay?
You can tell the girls that both the Highland Pool and Oxford Pool aren’t using chlorine this year, so they can’t use that excuse anymore-they both use a special moss that naturally cleans the water-cool!
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Oh my! I LOVE them. Yeah, it’s pretty much the total and complete opposite here. But I still think our kiddos would get along.
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I’ll trade you some dirt under the nails for a day
And those outfits. Seriously. They are to die for. Did you make them or buy them?
Summer? What’s that? It’s been 58 degrees here since December. We are yet to see a single ray of sunshine. This is Juneuary in Seattle.
Seriously. I want clean children. We can trade and you can have my little dirty birdies for a day.
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I’m with Amanda M. I’d like clean children too. Mine play outside all day – - even in today’s rain – - and they’re filthy. I gotta use the hose on them – clothes and all – before they come inside.
I like the part where your daughter is wanting to stay home, my baby (18months) is sick and my son (5yr) is so excited! He said well if she is sick, we can stay home the entire day tomorrow, Yay! Definatly do not have “clean” children, but daughter comes in every 10 minutes because of a bee sighting that has scared her to death! I like this blog, I’m visitng from the Tea Party:)
Awesome post. Your children are so adorable. My kids love to be outside. I have 2 boys and 1 girl. Of course my boys are always into things. Now my girl she is in the pre teen stage so all she wants to do is watch TV and be on the phone lol. If she can’t do either of those things she is complaining lol.
Stopping by from Lady Bloggers. Hope you have a great Summer.
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They are hilarious and would get along with me fantastically! I don’t like bugs. I don’t like too much heat. And the sand at the beach? Forget about it. I was not fun during Beach Week…
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Oohh..Love the Lourdes as well..BUT I didn’t buy it for my dirt-loving daughter, for fear it would be forever ruined in 0.000876 seconds. My daughter is at farm camp as we speak..complete with poopy animals, worm infested gardens, smelly horses and pecking chickens..and she’s in heaven. Inside is where we have boredom issues..
Those dresses are adorable, did you make them?
Those excuses are priceless, I’m glad you wrote them down. I need to do that! You are a nicer mom than I…I have been known to MAKE the kids go outside to play & then lock the door…although, usually once I get them out the door, they always find something to do & end up playing for a while, having a lot of fun, and, oh yes, getting quite dirty!
Loved this post. It sounded so familiar. It drives my farm boy husband bonkers. They came out of the womb that way. Good to see I’m not alone in the (indoor) trenches.