Oh to be a Toddler . . .

. . . and to have some bubbles + a stuffed puppy + some PVC pipe + a few spiders = hours of fun! I think toddlers are just the cutest things on this planet.

The weather was so nice last week, that we had to spend much of it outdoors. We don't have much to play with in our backyard, but Aubrey certainly enjoyed herself anyway.

Aubrey loved chasing after bubbles,

and then popping them.

Whenever Aubrey is enjoying something, she has to get a stuffed animal to share in the fun.

At the edge of the garden is a little square section of PVC pipe with a faucet head above it. Aubrey saw that and was certain it was a tubby for her puppy. We spent a lot of time giving her puppy a bath in the make believe tubby.

Since we sometimes play with bubbles in the tub, Aubrey wanted to make some bubbles for the puppy.

We also found some spiders that afternoon and Aubrey was thrilled. Above she is pointing out the spider to the puppy. She called them "itsy piers". She loves singing the "itsy bitsy spider" and has a story of it. When she first saw the spider she wanted to go inside the house to find the story to show the spider. Funny girl. We also found a few more in the garden and on the cinder block wall of the garden. One stayed in place for quite awhile. Aubrey would play for a bit and then peek to see if the spider was still there and tell it "Hi". Finally it crawled into a crack in the wall. Aubrey was disappointed, so I told her that it had to go to it's home. The next day when we went out to play, she ran over to the wall, tapped her finger on the crack and started saying, "come pier" and "out pier". She thought the spider was just sitting in the crack and she wanted it to come out and play. It was so darn cute. I was hoping a spider would crawl out for her.

This week it is supposed to be cold and rainy - but hopefully next week will be better so we can continue to enjoy the out of doors.