Monday, August 19, 2013

A backyard for playing

While our old house had a small fenced backyard we were never really able to use and enjoy it because of a couple fruit trees in it that attracted bugs and dropped rotten fruit along with a large dog in our household that used the backyard as his bathroom.  With a new house comes new advantages and with this one it was a little bit of a bigger backyard that is fenced in. We no longer have a dog so we don't have to watch where we step. This summer we have used our yard as often as we can to enjoy the summer heat. The kids have flown small kites they received for Easter, played soccer, rode scooters and bikes, blown bubbles and ran around to their hearts content. What a blessing it has been to have found a duplex to rent and not had to resort to an apartment where we would have had no yard of our own. Sometimes I forget how fortunate we are to live where we do.
 Payten flying her kite. practice for vacation at the beach
 All the kids drawing with sidewalk chalk
Wyatt and Payten throwing a ball. I remember playing with that game when I was little. I don't think they believed me that it was around when I was little. lol!

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