Every kid deserves a backyard, and so does their mommy and daddy! I didn't fully appreciate this until I lived in an apartment for a year with a two-then-three year old. I started really hating apartment living once DD started asking to go play outside. There was a play area and a green space right outside our back door, but it's not the same.

I started remembering having a backyard when I was little, like four, five, and six years old. The backyard was a magical kingdom that I loved to play in. The vegetable garden, the stone path to the fruit trees, the wild mint that grew at the base of the apple trees, the huge fushia bush that I thought was amazing. I was floored by how clearly I was remembering my own childhood play in the backyard and by how much I yearned for DD to have a magical kingdom of her own.

Now we do, and I can't tell you how happy I am to hear that you have that, too! I love that you measured the length of your driveway! Have fun making that big, beautiful house and yard your own.

Welcome to the Pacific Northwest, may you love it as much as we do! My only advice would be to plant some apple and pear trees and put some mint at their base. Some stone steps leading up to them, and your kids will have their own slice of heaven.
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May The Hair On Your Toes Never Fall Out

--Traditional Hobbit Blessing