laying in the grass

In an effort to slow down our day and calm the throbbing in my head, I did something that Julia found weird.

After our walk back from the bus stop - I parked the stroller next to our front steps and just laid down in the grass. Julia was at first nervous that something had happened, then thought that maybe I was looking at something. So she too laid down. We then got Anna out of the stroller and I laid Anna's stroller blanket down on the ground. Julia brought Em over to us. We all laid down on the ground. Julia went inside and brought out hats to shield our eyes from the beautiful sun and we just laid there. Talking. Looking at the blades of grass and clovers and dandelion leaves. We talked about what it would be like to see the world from this view. Emma rolled around and impressed us with her skills. She got up on her hands and knees and did some rocking. I tried to explain to them that after years without it - how wonderful grass feels on your toes, and how the smell of cut grass is a tonic of sorts. They mostly just looked at me with that glassy eyed stare that you get from kids when you are a foot deep in reverie.

Then Em spent some time sitting up and looking down at us. She also figured out how to lay down and roll over from a sitting position without smacking her head. Vital life skill.

Then the sun snuck behind some of the big white puffy clouds and the brisk breeze started winning the temperature battle.

We decided to stand back up and resume our normal sized lives.

It was time for Pinky Dinky Doo anyway.