Ellie loves to be outside. It seems to have a calming affect on her. When she's being fussy and doesn't know what to do with herself, I'll take her out to the deck and sit her in a chair with a few toys and she's as happy as a pig in mud. The other day I introduced her to some of the play things in the back yard and Charlie got my camera so she could chronicle the events. Ellie enjoyed swinging on the big kids swing and was able to stand up in the play house and look out the window. I avoided the sand box because...well, that would have just been too big a mess to clean up.
