Eli enjoying his breakfast at the park.
Yesterday we started a new family tradition: a breakfast picnic in the park. You see with all of this incredibly hot weather we have not been spending as much time outside playing. If I’m not careful this can make for a long day for mommy and child. To remedy this we are now having breakfast and play time first thing in the morning a couple of days a week. We did this yesterday and it was great!
Food somehow tastes better when enjoyed outside.
It is great! Since it is so early none of the slides have heated up yet which makes the park so much more enjoyable. It is also so peaceful! I can’t tell you how serene it was watching Eli play while a light dew touched the grass. I took along a sheet to stretch out on and leaned up against an old tree in the shade.
What a great way to burn off energy!
We had such a pleasant start to our day. Eli was able to burn off a lot of energy as I prayed for a while and then joined him to play. 🙂 This can also be a great way to sneak a bit of exercise in for mom. (We actually walked to the park.)
If you would like to try your own breakfast in the park here are my recommendations. 😉
Take Along:
- Food: Muffins, bagged cereal, granola bars, hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, fresh or dried fruit and of course something to drink.
- Sheet or Blanket: Since I don’t own an old blanket (crazy huh) I always use an old sheet.
- Wipes: for those precious dirty little hands and faces.
- Book to Read Together or Alone
- Ball, little Truck to push, sand toys, etc.
- Most of these items can even be packed the night before in a picnic basket or large bag. Then in the morning you only need to grab some drinks and off you go!
All grins after our breakfast picnic.
What new or old summer traditions does your family enjoy?
Emerson Family 
Brilliant! Eli is getting so big!