A whole new world

Charlotte has obviously been outdoors before. Last summer and fall, we even used to play on the lawn on a big blanket. Now that the weather is getting warmer (off and on), it's time to introduce Charlotte to the joys of playing outside without a layer of fabric between her and nature. I was petrified that we would spend the entire time pulling leaves and grass out of her mouth, but after doing it a couple of times I never needed to do it again. Either Charlotte finally decided they don't taste good, or else she got tired of me digging them out.

Charlotte especially loved watching the dogs tear around. She laughed and laughed while they ran back and forth. Another magical thing happened that afternoon -- Connie actually fetched a stick (sort of)! She tired of it pretty quickly, but it was amazing nonetheless. Charlotte crawled all over the place, but her favorite thing to do was to crumple up the dried leaves and let them fly away in the breeze.