Today Logan and I went out to our 'backyard' park to enjoy the beautiful fall weather and colors. We grabbed a ball, deposited Shay in her kangaroo pouch, where she promptly fell asleep, and headed outside - after pausing to admire the M&M cookies temptingly displayed in the apartment vending machine.
The leaves are falling like - uh, falling leaves, and we spent some time shuffling our feet through them before heading to the soccer field. After successfully diverting Logan from two big mud puddles formed by the recent rain ("Hey, look, I've got the ball! I've got it! Look, Logan! Mommy's got the ball! Come and GET THE BALL AND GET AWAY FROM THE PUDDLE!")
So after some soccer playing, Logan promptly moved to the other end of the field to explore the dirt. As much as he loves to run, he often likes to sit with meditative quiet and play in the dirt or grass or what have you. I don't think he finds much, although every so often he'll hold up a clod of dirt with great pride and say, "Look! Dirt!" He's also very magnanimous with his findings, usually sprinkling dirt on his ball or presenting some to me as if it were...well, an M&M cookie.
After determining that the dirt was plentiful and that it stuck with unerring precision underneath our fingernails, we went back inside for turkey sandwiches and grapes. A good day. As always.
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