Outside Outside Outside

I must say, the heat really really sucks, but what can one do when they live in NY? At least we get snow a couple months out of the year. The kids aren't enjoying the heat either, even though we've now got the A/C up and running. Poor Emily would just rather sleep the day away with it being so hot, and Michael gets so incredibly cranky. Ah wells, hopefully the A/C will help a bit with it keeping them a bit cooler.

So, today after work, me and the kids spent the entire day watching a variety of kid shows. Baby Signing Time, Calliou, Kipper, and now we're watching Chuck and Friends. I have to say out of all of these today, Chuck is my favorite because it has the least annoying voices of them which makes it easier to tune out. Though Baby Signing Time does teach the kids some signs so it is educational, and very musical. And the kids love music a lot.

But hopefully we'll be able to spend a bit more time outside here soon. Hoping to maybe get some sort of small tent to have up outside for the kids to sit and play in to get out of the sun for a bit. Being redheads and all we don't really like the sun a whole lot and the sun sure does not like us. The kids have also been helping me tend my small little garden that I have started. A couple of irises, tomatoes, onions, and some herbs. Maybe with the next paycheck or two I can get some more flowers.

Speaking of outside, I found a ton of awesome DIY crafts for outside that I want to do that I found on Pinterest. And many of them the kids can help me with as well. So I'm looking forward to making the outside all nice and pretty, and actually comfortable to want to be outside. Need to keep an eye out for a kid's picnic  table, a small bistro set, a grill, and an outdoor rug.

The only thing I'm nervous about with having the kids outside all the time, is the wasps we have around the house. We seem to have a nasty problem of them since they have a nest in the roof, and I'm worried that the kids will get stung when Kevin is at work, and they have a severe reaction to it and I can't get them to the hospital in time. So hoping it doesn't happen, but we shall see. First things first is getting the outside safe and ready to play.