Bubbles

Quite a day. First we planted a flower bed in back, and then we spent a few hours out front doing all sorts of fun 'spring' things after naps. First on the list was bubbles. The kids both received a new bottle of bubbles from a birthday party on Sunday; Maddux has been eager to blow them for the last 24 hours, asking constantly. Eli mastered catching a bubble on his wand, while Maddux mastered blowing bubble juice over everything in a 10-inch radius.

Once thoroughly soapy, we moved on to baseball. Maddux went back and forth, blowing bubbles (and catching a few of her own) and playing the outfield. Meanwhile, Eli shot tennis and racket balls at me at a very fast pace. I'm glad contact wasn't made because a bruise would have surely been left behind. We then moved onto catch, and me hitting grounders to Eli.

After a while, friends from across the street came out to play with us. Eli and William played some ball while Maddux and Virginia camped out under a tree. Such a sweet scene....Virginia reading a princess book to Maddux while they both sit calmly under the branches.....and while Maddux snacks on black Play-Doh. Silly Girl!