Our days usually begin with devotional and then school. We try to get the "formal" stuff out of the way early so that we can spend the rest of the day playing and studying anything we like. We are pretty good about sticking to a schedule so that we get our basic skills done. Well, it's been a long cold winter and the last couple of days have brought hope of spring. It's been mild, sunny, and gorgeous! So instead of doing our formal "schooling" I felt it was important to let my kids out to soak in the sun and get rid of their cabin fever energy. I don't think there is anything more important for kids than to have outside creative play time. Boys especially need time to run, build muscle, create something, and burn off some of that male energy that they always have. I have 4 sons and 1 daughter and I have learned very quickly that they are different! I have found over the years that when my sons are yelling, making messes (there have been some doozys!), and are constantly fighting and hitting that they just have pent up energy that they need to release. They are always better behaved when they can run around and play. Not organized play like sports, or games, but play that they can create on their own. As I write this they are all outside being miners in the backyard, mining for gold and other minerals. They are climbing our giant apple tree and chasing Maggie with her bone. When all of my boys were little I was worried about them playing unsupervised. They could get hurt! But I have learned that these little men need some "danger". They need to be boys. It helps them to develop that wonderful quality that a good man has of being a problem solver. So here are a few pictures I snapped looking out my backdoor. Everything is still brown, but the sun and the blue skies bring hope of a beautiful green spring.
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