Exploring the Back Yardl

We had one last day of really nice, warm weather last week...before the rain started again. It was Tuesday and I wanted to hang close to home to watch all the Inaugural festivities on TV. But of course the kids wanted some play time...how to do both?? Oh yeah, we do have a back yard! I sometimes forget about the back yard because we live across the street from Golden Gate Park and there is always so much to do over there. And, to be honest, our back yard isn't that inviting for kids. We haven't spent a lot of time back there and it's somewhat unfinished. But I guess we'll need to put some time and attention into it now...make room for a swing set and slide!
Anyway, I took the kids back there just to get some fresh air and a little time in the dirt. They were so fascinated by their new surroundings, they just sat and stared most of the time. Cameron crawled over to the diaper bag and found the Cheerios once again so we had a little Cheerios picnic on the blanket!Timo likes to cram a fist full of Cheerios in at a time!
Cameron taking time to play with a flower and Timo looking for a four leaf clover...

Oh, Daddy isn't gonna like all that dirt in the house...