We love the back yard!

If you ever come to our house and nobody answers the door, please check the back yard before deciding that we are not home. We love the back yard! Even when it snows we go out to play. Yes, you will find empty juice boxes and snack wrappers littered on the ground and buckets of mud mixtures under trees and general mess and disorder, but that doesn't stop us from enjoying outdoor play.

Gabby swinging without me pushing her.

Elvira is Chino's sister China's daughter. They come over every now and again. Juan doesn't like to share his toys with her.

Juan the future mechanic. Juan loves tools and equipment. The noisier the better.

Don't ask because I don't know. Only Audi knows.

My kids are very physically active and able. Juan holds on to the rings and swings himself. He also will lift his legs and try to flip over. He loves for me to pull his legs over his head while he holds the rings. I, of course, have to hold his body when doing this because he will let go of the rings as soon as he is upside down. Juan also climbs anything that stands still. This is normal for me because the girls are just the same. Gabby did flips on the rings by herself when only 3 years old. The three climb all over this swing set and do flips and acrobatic moves from one end to the other. With all their physical ability, Audi is still not able (or willing) to swing without being pushed. Today I was pushing her on the swing and did an under dog. I somehow pulled her off the swing during said under dog and scrapped both knees. Bad Mommy!