Our porch

One of the things we love about our new house (wait...we've been living here a year -- is our house still new?) is the big ol' front porch that runs the whole width of the house. It's got a swing and it's fantastic. We used it extensively throughout the summer last year and then we used it (not quite as extensively) in the winter, too, believe it or not. It's perfect for riding a tricycle on cold, wet days. It's great for hula hoop rolling and racing back and forth with your sister. Now that the weather is warming up, Hannah often reads on the swing out there and Naomi LOVES to ride her tricycle out there. It's great for days when Mom's busy inside and can lend an ear, but not her whole presence, to outside activities. We love having a porch -- it's a contained space and it's outside at the same time.