When my two oldest were small, I set a goal to take them on a picnic somewhere new every week during the warmer months. I was working a lot, almost always opposite shifts from my husband. I kept a picnic basket in the car with napkins, tin cups, tin plates, utensils and a blanket. I would make big batches of min muffins and individually package them in the freezer for grab and go. When it was picnic day, I'd grab some muffins, a cucumber, some fruit and cheese sticks and we'd be off someplace new. Most of the time I did the picnics alone, but sometimes our schedules worked so Justin joined us. Such good memories.
I was going old photos and it just so happened that the place we randomly selected May 2021 was the same place we went together for a picnic in May 2014. The last time we were at this fort, Adrian was 3 and Audra was 1 1/2. See here: http://www.bornimaginative.com/2014/05/forts.html .
I have a mission to reinstate my old picnic idea. A new picnic spot every week. A lofty, but fantastic goal. Only now, I'm not making mini muffins to feed my crew. I've decided a hearty meal in the roasting pot, wrapped in a towel, tossed in an LL Bean giant bag with paper plates, utensils and a serving spoon is the better way to go with these big eaters.
Yeah! We used to do this when we lived in Florida, but in the cooler months. I'd pick up a rotisserie chicken at the market, make a few odds and ends and we'd head to a park or some off the beaten path place. Great memories...
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