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2nd day of sun

It was another great day, weather-wise, so we made sure to spend quality time soaking up some much needed Vitamin D outside this afternoon.  The boys played in the sandbox with their snow shovels (yes, I did say snow shovels) and took turns going down the swing set slide while I used the leaf blower to make short work of the 1st batch of leaves that fell from the trees.  I’m pretty sure I already knew this, but I was amazed at how much faster it is to BLOW the leaves than RAKE them.  All total, I figure it took about 3 hours to clean up the backyard – that’s counting a couple of pit-stops and time for putting Lincoln down for his nap.  If I had been solely raking, I’m sure it would have taken at least twice as long.  My hard work was quickly hidden by newly fallen leaves, but at I’m glad we made a dent in what always proves to be a never-ending task in the fall.

Earlier in the day, the kids had fun wearing the fire chief hats they picked up last night at the firestation.  I love how Lincoln prefers to wear his backwards.  🙂

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Work & Play

After nap time, I took the boys outside to do a little leaf cleanup.  They had a lot of fun and we found a second use for their snow shovels.  (I figured it was also good “practice” for when they get to try shoveling snow this winter.)  We only cleared off the driveway and ended up filling our yard waste bin.  I wish I had had my camera outside with us, but as Jake has reminded me from time to time, it’s ok to have some things that are just memories for me and the kids.

The local fire station had an open house tonight so we took the boys to see the trucks.  (Nolan recently visited the station with his preschool class, but he was excited to go again.)  We learned a few cool things about the equipment by talking to one of the firefighters.  I even climbed into one of the trucks in order to convince the boys to take a peek.  Once they were in, they loved all of the gauges and buttons.  They also had an inflatable jumping house/slide that Nolan had a blast playing in.  I think he could have jumped and slid all night!  I told Lincoln he could join his big brother next year 🙂

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Laundry list

I accomplished something today that has been on my “to do” list for many months.  It’s not earth-shattering, but is slightly remarkable since it’s not a task I tend to make a priority.  Here’s a little tidbit that most people probably don’t know about me: I’m not particularly good at keeping up with the pile of ironing that collects in our laundry room.  Jake would tell you that I’m usually so far behind, he just takes the shirts he wants to wear from the ones hanging on the line instead of waiting for me to iron them and bring them to his closet.  I guess I just prefer other household chores (or naps – if I can get both boys to take one at the same time.)  That and ironing isn’t really something I can do with Shecklet #2 running around, so I have to do it when he’s napping or after the kids are in bed.  Anyway, the story of the day is that I am currently caught up on all of my ironing.  This might not sound like much of an accomplishment, but if you knew how much was hanging in the basement (and for how long) you’d be excited for me.  😉  Now if I could just get a handle on my laundry.  My boys create more dirty clothes than Jake and I combined.  It’s amazing!

Speaking of laundry, as I was hanging clothes to dry this afternoon, my little architect was creating this:

It’s so fun to see what he can build when he’s playing by himself.  He has really been using his imagination a lot lately too.  Our house is constantly a construction zone – trains, buildings, forts.  You name it, the Sheck boys can build it!