A few years ago a sunny day meant sitting in our London garden with a jug of Pimm’s. Or another cold beverage of choice. We’re huge tennis fans so when Wimbledon was on, we’d have a portable television outside, continually re-positioning it to minimise the glare. If it was really hot, we’d abandon the house for a local pub and sit in the beer garden.
Nowadays, when we’re blessed with sunshine and blue skies, you’ll find us chasing our toddler up and down our Surrey garden while she squeals with delight.
In-between that she’ll happily chat with her dollies in her playhouse, feeding you plastic garlic and asparagus if 
you’re invited in. Sometimes you might get a potato.
Her swing has been put to good use although POD has realised Daddy can push her ‘into the sky’ and Mummy is just a little bit rubbish.
The slide really is just a makeshift climbing frame. She’s happy to go down it on her bottom or belly but insists on scampering back up it again like a crab. Quite impressive for a two and a half year old.
It’s been so sunny these past few days, POD’s been able to play in her paddling pool. She was apprehensive at 
first, opting to transport water from the pool to her unused sandpit and vice versa. It wasn’t long before the toes were in, the face got a soaking and water was being was hurled everywhere.
Amazing how much fun you can have with two buckets and some water.
There’s no better sound than POD with the giggles, it’s infectious. She finds pouring water on Mummy hilarious – I’m sure it’s payback for continually taking photos of her!
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Such lovely pictures – how do you get her to keep her hat on?
Thanks Louise – funnily enough she rarely keeps her hat on. It’s only when she’s occupied she forgets about it 🙂
Brilliant photos – love the last one in the slide show – chillin’ out 🙂 The sun makes for such lovely days and memories, happy smiley photos!
Thanks Sara – she’s loved being outside and entertaining herself 🙂
Love the photos – especially the one where she looks like she’s relaxing in the pool. And that stripey hat is like her little trademark 🙂
Thank you Tas – she was hilarious just lying there! I’m amazed that hat stays on, it doesn’t always 🙂
I love rainbow colours… I so want a hat like that
mollyxxx
Thanks Molly – it’s great that hat isn’t it. Was a present and she rather likes it 🙂
Such gorgeous photos, funny how an ideal summers day takes on a whole new meaning once kids arrive 🙂
Thanks Lou – it is funny how our priorities change isn’t it! I still like Pimm’s though obviously 🙂
beautiful pictures Charly, POD is so gorgeous so glad your getting some quality time in the garden x
Thank you Jaime – POD’s loving being out in the garden. So so glad we moved out of London 🙂
Great pics, and I love her rainbow hat, my little girl has one very similar and it makes me feel all summery just seeing it!
Thank you – it’s one of the few hats she actually keeps on her head. Just for a few minutes mind 🙂
Oh how lovely – she’s so enjoying herself. You have to make the most of it when the weather is like this! I think all children prefer their daddies pushing them on the swing – mine included! X
She was having such a great time distributing water everywhere and playing! The joys of being outside 🙂
Lovely sunny photos! Her paddling pool is so sweet!
Thank you Laura – it’s a lovely pool. She’s already getting to long for it though 🙂
kids take such delight in simple things like water play on a hot day
They so do Becky – it’s really great to watch 🙂
Toddler giggles are the best, store them away in your memory banks 🙂 We’re from central London and remember hot days up there, we lived by the river though, but now the beach which is miles better.
It’s just the best noise isn’t it. Must be amazing living by the beach, that’s the one thing we’re missing 🙂
lopped back for #PoCoLo 🙂
Thanks lovely – was due to have another post up but the Internet went for a burton 🙂
Such beautiful photos it is great to see you making the most of the sunshine! x
Thanks Louise – she had such a great time out there. Particularly when she was throwing water at me!
Such happy sunny photos! That’s just how summer should be!
Thank you Annie – they’re just the best days aren’t they. Even more so if it includes a sneaky Pimm’s 🙂
Really captured summer – lovely pics and lovely words – although you had me at Pimms 🙂
Thanks Lorraine – I really fancy a Pimm’s now. Funny how that happens 🙂
Gorgeous pictures as always! It’s amazing how much your life changes when you have children isn’t it. I wouldn’t change my life now for anything!
Thank you – I’m getting obsessed! It is funny, I can’t remember what it was like before POD. I know people say that about their children but you really don’t believe them 🙂
lovely pictures! its so nice having good weather! i will have to have a look at the gallery and join up some time, dont think i have been over there
Thank you Anna – it’s just great having sunshine. I wish it was sunny all the time!
Beautiful photographs and a lovely way to spend summer time.
Thank you – it’s the simple things in life 🙂
What gorgeous pictures. What fun too-just as it should be!
Thank you Iona – simple fun with water is just the best 🙂
I love these photos, so natural. POD is so happy playing in the garden with water. It really is the simple things… x
Thank you so much – POD just loves playing with water. Not much of it today mind, we’re all melting!
The sun shining, a garden and water to play with… It does not get better!
It really doesn’t does it – just brilliant to get some sunshine 🙂
Gorgeous photos as ever lovely :). I think the variety of food on offer in her play house is wonderful!! I can just imagine her running up and down your garden, a lovely image. Thanks for linking to PoCoLo xx
Thank you Vic – and for taking the time to comment in your manic week! I’m so glad we got her that playhouse, she just loves it so much! Definitely made the right call moving out of London too 🙂
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