Wishing for the greatoutdoors

Yesterday -
Samuel had an emotional break down this afternoon because he hadn't been outside all day. I mean a real break down - not a "pitched a fit to get his way" but an emotional breakdown. His plea wasn't "I want to go outside" it was "Mama, I haven't gotten to go outside all day - I just have to go outside." I can feel his pain - can't you? I have that same longing most days - to feel the warm sun, breath fresh air and just breath in peace. (We would normally go outside on a rainy day but it was lightning and thundering most of the day)

Today -
Right after "rest time" we went out - bathing suits on, long sleeve shirts and rain boots. The children splashed and splashed, ran and laughed and we took in our daily vitamin D. It felt so good to go outside - it's like a medicine to my soul. Well as we were enjoying the day - sucking up ants in our bug gun, playing the the neighbor children, hitting the baseball and riding bikes I couldn't help but wonder why I have to live in doors. Then, I saw the children and the neighbors pull out the croquette mallets (isn't that what their called?) and try and hit the ball...they missed the ball but were good at hitting shins. It turned into a polo match and just as I shouted "children, let's put this up before someone gets hit in the head" - Lucy let out a wail...I'll post pics if her battered eye turns into a full blown black eye.