the adventures of a boy and his blanket

i had a bonus afternoon with the boys today since one of the kids at the babysitter's house had strep throat and i didn't want to my now well boys to get sick again. it had warmed up earlier in the day so i thought it would be fun to go to the park...of course by the time we actually made it out there it had cooled considerably, but i had already talked it up and we were on our way. luckily i had some extra things to bundle miles up in, ethan could have cared less about the cold. he did have to have his blanket there with him though, he was very insistent about it. he even took it on the slide. though i was going crazy because it was collecting all sorts of grass, mulch and other dirt and dust, it was so cute to see him carrying it along.