Chambers Bay 02.2015

Chambers Bay is one of our favorite sunny day excursions

It's actually a golf course but there's a huge public area with trails a huge green space and a beach

Inspired by the rare sunny warm weather we adventured out 

and for the first time let Della take her scooter for a 'real' drive

Parking lot preparations ... adjusting the trike for our Very Big Boy

Once the safety gear's all on she rolled out!

Della was a TROOPER! she pushed herself all the way up a huge incline 

( and didn't complain when mama acted as her brake on the way back down)

Rest Stop

 

My favorite shot of the Day

Mr. Very Big Busy Boy 

(15 months)

Flashback ... Della's First Trip to Chambers Bay at 18 months

Crossing the Bridge to the Beach

SAND ... need we say more?

Hard to See but this girl runs with her Tongue out

Action Shot

Ummm Daddy ... keep an eye on Della

who promptly took off her clothes and headed for the water

Throwing Rocks ... still working on this. 

Loving the Sun

Bringing in the Big Dogs to Pile on the Gravel

It was a very good day

(until their hunger and exhaustion caught up on the way home)

The Chairs

The chairs ...

can't be placed at the table 

because Huck will climb onto the table and teeter dangerously along the edge. 

can't be placed along the opposite wall/counter 

because Huck will climb onto the counter, sit on the stove, and play with sharp knives. 

can't be placed against the sliding glass door 

because Huck will climb onto the chair and beat the glass door with some heavy hard object ...  a can of soup is a good example. 

can't be placed alongside the pantry cabinet 

because Huck reach up from the chair and pull down every the glass jar of drygoods in his reach

can't be stashed in the middle of the living room ... just not practical

can't be thrown away 

because eating dinner while sitting on the floor is slightly messier than eating at the table. 

I'm not sure where we actually put the chairs really matters 

because Huck simply moves the chairs wherever he wants.

Benefit of life in a very small house ... 

it can be cleaned top to bottom in 1 hour (or tidied in 15 minutes)

and you can always hear your kids (good thing right?)

Downside of life in a very small house ... 

no where to stash those darn chairs

Current Family Life Phase

Della ~ CanI CanI CanI Please CanI CanI CanI

Huck ~ Extreme observation and exploration what can I get into?

That was a Close One!

One of Della's current favorite phrases

Wow! That was a close one!

Said when she ... 

 jumps off the bed and narrowly misses the door frame

 steps off the edge of the step-stool and lands unexpectedly on the floor

 looses her grip while climbing her bookshelf

slips in a puddle when running

looks up just in time to avoid ... something

As it turns out, in our home there are endless applications for this phrase 

 and Della is very good at pointing out the near-misses

I wonder what that says about our parenting style? 

PS ~ she's barely 3 years old. 

 We supervise her daredevil stunts

We make sure helmet and gloves wearing is a positive mandatory requirement

We carefully explain the risks and discuss the potential consequences 

(more often than not in regards to something she should not do to her brother ... 

such as push him down the slide)

We remove all the obvious weapons and dangerous props

We lovingly kiss and place a princess band-aid on her boo-boos 

and we let. her. play. 

Della ... 

I only hope you learn from each "close one" 

and continue to enjoy growing Bigger. Stronger. Faster. 

I also hope that your Brothers innate cautious personality will balance your fearlessness 

as soon he'll be the only one able to keep up with you.