And a realistic toddler play setup

This morning I woke up wanting to be super productive. Apparently I was also in the mood for manual labor 😅

We have a great big yard which is awesome, but it gets completely overrun with weeds, stickers, and it’s all dirt. The owners before me put in a new fence for us which was so nice, but there are rusty nails scattered everywhere now.

A few months ago I went through and took out every single weed and raked up the whole yard. This morning the weeds were back with a vengeance. I decided to tackle this one sand box area and keep it maintained for the girls to play in through the summer. Not shown are the rest of the yard still completely overtaken with weeds, or the side yard where I stashed the tumbleweeds and trash.

But after 3 hours of weeding and cleaning my girls now have a big space where I feel comfortable sending them to play! They helped me organize their toys into baskets, so they have access to everything.

I would love to have a beautiful grass backyard, with a mud kitchen for the girls, a swing set, and maybe even a trampoline. But that’s just not realistic for us right now.

And honestly, my girls were ecstatic to go outside even with the weeds! They love playing in the dirt and mud and don’t even care that there isn’t grass or fancy toys.

So just know, when you see the posts with these amazing backyards and feel a little bad, you’re not alone! Kids love being outside no matter what it looks like 😊

Now to figure out how to shade this area from the brutal afternoon arizona sun 🤔

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