Loving the Outdoors

March has brought us some VERY welcome warm weather. We have been spending a lot of time outside: at the park, walks, just playing in the front and back yards. Cooper has turned into an outdoor loving monster. He often refuses to walk inside on his own, causing me to drag him along. He loves to push Sadie's stroller and I must say, he is at least getting a little better at it. Sadie hasn't minded the grass too much so far and her favorite thing to do on the ground is eat leaf stems. Cooper has learned to get up to the slide and come down it all on his own, and he is a big fan. It is so fun to watch him gain his independence. On Friday we visited a really fun park in Bellefonte. It was pretty busy so Spencer went up the stairs with Cooper to show him the ropes. First, it took Cooper forever to get up the stairs because he would stop, watch all the other kids, remember what he was doing, take a step, stop, watch...you get the picture. Then, he would get about 3 feet away from the slide, stop, sit down, and scoot/crawl/something to the slide. What a character. He did figure out how to go down on his stomach all on his own. I guess when you scoot/crawl to the slide that is the natural way to get down. Sadie has been loving walks. She hangs her head against the side of the stroller so I think she's asleep. Every time I check on her, she is just hanging out, watching the ground go by. What a kid. We are excited for a lot more outside adventures this summer.