My daughter stood with her face pressed against the glass
slider door and asked, “Is it ever going to get warm enough to play outside all
day?” Well, that would be the million dollar question there kiddo.
For the past five months, give or take, my children have
been cooped up on a daily basis watching the outside world through glass. On occasions,
we would brave the outdoors just to feel the crisp air. But sometimes the
ordeal of dressing two children head to toe in snow gear just wasn’t even worth
the amount of time they spent outside.
With being forced to stay inside that long, it’s hard to be
creative and occupy the minds of a toddler and preschooler for that many months.
I believe I ran out of ideas two months in. So our days were spent playing imaginative
play, dancing, and computer games.
However, April is fast approaching, with that is the hope of
warmer weather on the horizon. Just in time too, because I’m not sure how many
more times I could hear YouTube Nick Jr songs.
The kiddos are eagerly awaiting the warm outside world to
bask in the sun all day and run freely with their hair blowing wildly.
And I’m eagerly waiting to feel the sun against my
indoor-stricken winter skin.
It’s something about the arrival of warm weather that pulls
everyone out of their winter blues –the shades are pulled up for hours, the
days are getting longer, and children appear to have an extra step in their
giddy-up.
So as we all wait and marvel at the 7-day forecast (or press
our faces against the glass), chomping at the bit, remember, it has to get
warmer eventually… Right?
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