Fall...oh how I love you. This fall has been exceptionally amazing. With cool mornings warming to hot days followed by thundering afternoons, this is by far my favorite time of year in the mountains. The tourists have gone home, children have returned to schools, and we are left alone to our backyard.
Now I am, for the most part, a stay at home mom. However, I am a very poor stay at home mom because I am NEVER home. Don't get me wrong, the dishes do get done, food is cooked, and laundry gets clean, eventually. My focus is not my home. No, my focus is this little creature that my husband and I created. I want to teach my child our love for nature, clean air, cool water, and amazing beauty. He has his whole life to stay inside and "learn". So for now, we go outside and get busy LEARNING.
We learn about the forest. The feel, the scent, the sounds. Logan knows it all.
He knows that pine cones float, rocks sink, and pine noodles (needles) race down the river. He knows that when you shake trees, they always deliver a present.
He learns colors and shapes. He learns about bear poop and berries. This world of ours hold endless knowledge and he soaks it up. He thrives in this environment.
He dances in the meadow.
He loves the sound of mud, but the feel he is a little unsure about.
He is learning to run in obstacles and climb over logs.
He also has learned that when mommy has the camera out, he can get away with just about anything. One trick to child photography...let them do things that break the rules and you will get some great photos.
We also learned today that when it is only 50 degrees out, playing in the freezing river is really not the best idea.
Soaked to the bone and beginning to shiver, Logan also learned what it means to be so cold it hurts, that being naked is better than sitting in wet clothes, and riding in the car bare bottomed is kinda fun.
Everyday we have a great adventure. Usually two (one on each side of the nap). I encourage you to put down the flash cards, the laundry, the stirring spoon, and get out there. There is no better classroom than our backyards.
