I read once that in the midwest wind can make people crazy. Is that a thing? I could google it, but as evidence it is very windy right now and it makes me feel very crazy. I live in a place of constant rain so I get grumpy when the weather tries to attack me with something new.
It's been very wet as of late. Yesterday, at great effort, I took the big kids out to a castle. It's the closest mostly indoor castle:
We still had full waterproofs for exploring. Although everything is hard at the moment, it's still probably a good idea to get out on local adventures. This is the reason I live in wales right?
I can see that bigger kids and bigger adventures are coming. I'm starting to plan next fall. I want to go visit my friend in cumbira, and take the two big kids on the 6 hour drive. Last time we went Lilah was 18 months old, Isaac was 3.5, and it was HARD. But I bet an adventure with a 4 and 6 year old will be fun?
Winter is rough, and this is my 3rd winter in 6 years with newborn babies. Andy and I both agree this makes for better summers, but I do wonder what a summer baby would be like. Have I set myself up for unbearably crap winters? What if the barrier to entry for outside wasn't wind and rain and waterproofs and cold? What would a baby in sunshine be like?
I'll never know... but I'm looking forward to enjoying twin 6 month olds in sunshine. Only a few months to go.
The castle outing looks very fun, despite the rain. I am sure that the kids had fun and enjoyed having a little special time with you! I obviously do not have two twin babies, but I normally find that the anticipation of the thing can be way worse than the actual doing it. Also the stories later are usually fun, even if the time during is not (type two fun!) I am normally glad I got out, even when it is very hard to get motivated. So, yay to you for getting out in the rain!
ReplyDeleteIts true - kids don't mind the rain at all. And yes, sometimes the prep and the "should I or shouldn't I" is so much worse than the actual thing. I am definitely familiar with type 2 fun... I just usually apply it to myself and not my kiddo adventures. Very good point!
DeleteWithout having the facts to back it up, I'm going to say yes that wind makes people crazy. When we get those bizarre non stop windy days out of nowhere it doesn't take very long for it to become overwhelming.
ReplyDeleteYay for the castle outing and for your trips with just the big kids. Yes they will be a handful but nowhere near what it was when they were little.
As someone from the US, this sentence was such a delight to encounter: "It's the closest mostly indoor castle"
ReplyDeleteLove that you got an outing with the big kids!
I had a summer baby and I was too anxious and stressed to take advantage of being out in the sunshine. Even a walk around the block stressed me out. By the time I felt more confident in being a parent, it was winter! Womp womp.
AWw that is the worst of both worlds. Hopefully you got out more with a one year old
DeleteHaving had a spring baby and a winter baby, my preference is for spring. I feel bad that I don't get Arden out for enough walks (which is partially her fault for sleeping so late) and it feels like I'll have to go back to work just as the weather gets nice. I enjoyed my summer with Althea, even simpler stuff like just sitting under the trees in the backyard.
ReplyDeleteIf I had 6 months off this is *not* the 6 months I would choose. I definitely think a Feb or March baby would be better! It is true that these babies would love trees right now, just not the deluge of rain that they would have to sit under.
DeleteI put Arden under a potted plant again today and figured that was good enough. 😅
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