August feels like the last "official" month of summer. Most kids have gone back to school by the end of the month, the vegetable garden gives a final push before slowing down in September, and you rush to do all of the summery activities you haven't done yet.
September didn't bring in the rush of cool weather that I was expecting, so it felt like we actually got an extra month of summer. The evenings were cooler and we didn't have the blazing midday heat we contended with during the previous months. Overall the weather was really pleasant for most of the month.
We spent about 56 hours and 15 minutes outside during August. A little more than June, but less than July. In September we spent 74.5 hours outside, our longest time spent outside so far this year!
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| The cousins having a fun time together at the zoo. |
During the past couple months we harvested the last of the tomatoes from the garden, took a trip to the beach, went to the zoo with our family, and I started some simple preschool with Adeline. The kids love to go off on adventures around the property and Noah is working on fixing up an old play structure so they have another place to play outside.
I know it's likely our time spent outside will decrease as the colder weather arrives, but I'm still going to try my best to bundle up the kids and send them outside every day. Often when they start becoming too loud and rambunctious indoors I send them outside to play and burn off their energy.
I think keeping track of how long we have been outside had helped us spend more time outdoors overall, and I know it helped improve my mood at the beginning of the year during the last couple of dreary winter months. It just feels good to get some fresh air!
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