We Love Grass

If you thought this was going to be about that kind of grass you're reading the wrong blog...sucked you in though! So now that you're here...

There's something to be said about taking time to appreciate the simple things in life (still not talking about that kind of grass). As I spent the day working from home to keep an eye on my little Miss's fever I got the chance to spend some of those simple moments with her. Between the temperature spikes and mood swings there were moments of pure happiness. 
I decided to take Abbey outside to get some fresh air before the temperatures outside climbed close to her internal temp. Mostly I wanted to get out of the house because the dog was beginning to drive me nuts and I can't leave her to her own devices in the back yard for more than five minutes because she feels the need to dig her own grave...
Once outside, it occurred to me that it was Abbey's first time playing on the lawn. It's always been too cold, too wet, too hot, or too buggy to set her down on the lawn to explore. As soon as I sat her down she started to giggle and run her hands over top of the blades of grass. As it tickled her toes and hands she smiled up at me and I fell in love with our lawn - not in the way my husbands loves it, but for being able to give me that one moment where my sick unhappy little one could find her happy place, smiling and snuggled into me while she continued to reach out and run her hands over the lawn as she cooed and giggled.

The following are a combination of pics...the first, for your viewing pleasure were taken by Daddy last weekend in our new/old lawn ornament...JP eat your heart out :-) the rest were taken by me on my iPhone during our time hanging out on the lawn... you'll know the difference...