Today was one of those absolutely amazing days in our part of the world. Sunny, with a cloudless blue sky that seems to go on forever. Cool breeze that feels more like fall than almost summer. A great day to be outside, and to take the little guys on one of our long stroller walks.
Mommy misses those, especially since she can no longer push the triple stroller and Connor is always "too tired" to walk more than a single block. So today she shipped him off with Daddy, who had some errands to run and didn't mind him tagging along. He likes to do that, to put his booster seat in the front of Daddy's truck and ride around like a big boy. It worked out for everyone.
All in all, we probably venture about three miles round trip. Our subdivision is a small part of the master plan for an old farm on the edge of the urban service area. The four-lane boulevard (currently unmarked and just used as two) is divided by a grassy median and flanked with sidewalks all the way from our finished section to another finished section, winding about a mile through open fields and ponds and rolling farmland.
It's a pleasant walk (or stroll), and the boys are usually pretty content in our double side-by-side stroller. Xander usually likes to hold a stick or a long piece of grass or a random flower (or weed, as most people would call it). He points to passing cars and planes and helicopters that fly overhead and seems to like hearing me tell him about each one. Sawyer watches, taking it all in, but seldom points to anything and doesn't seem to care about my commentary. Content. Happy to be outside and on the move.
It takes about an hour, give or take, and gives us all a much needed break from the walls that often close in at our house. Fresh air and good weather. Something a little different and something so simple. A beautiful day.
