Dizzy, February 19

Snow is gone, mostly. Boys are happy. The yard is theirs to play in again. Nothing more than mud slowing them down. Although today didn't even have that, it is back to seasonable temperatures which left the ground too frozen for all that.

The swing has always been a favorite yard toy. Why we have one swing and two boys is beyond me. Although I'm not sure how I'd be able to push two kids in two swings simultaneously. I thought Liam might outgrow the swing this year. It is a "baby" swing after all. He definitely hasn't outgrown it, just getting creative in how he uses it.

The swing has now become a thrill ride. Liam likes to be spun up until the ropes are so twisted he can't be spun anymore. Then Momma, Daddy, or whatever adult he's coerced into helping him lets go and the real ride begins. He spins and spins and giggles and spins some more. When the swing finally comes to a stop I expect to see a green little boy asking to get off. Instead I see a kid smiling ear to ear and begging to go just one more time. When he finally does get off I can see he isn't immune to being dizzy as I thought, after begging to be spun a third time, he might be. He stumbles around the backyard like a drunken sailor...although I think that's half the fun.