photos from the playground

I love for Matthew to play hard. I love for him to get dirty and explore outside. So I will happily wash loads upon loads of his clothes. There are two "outdoor" things, however, that I can't stand the thought of. The first is for his little hands or feet to get scratched and roughed up. When I see him rubbing his hands quickly along the concrete, I shudder! The second is for his milky white skin to become tanned. I am sun lover, but for him...no way. Yesterday while outside I rolled up his sleeves so he could play in the water. I then dutifully put on a 55 spf lotion on his arms and face. So when later I took off his shirt and saw serious tan lines on his arms, I about cried! Guess I better start feeding him tofu!!! Read about that idea HERE.

P.S. Hey Mom, I just realized that the new way I am attaching photos doesn't let you click & view them in a larger size. I'll go back to the old way!

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Isn't this a precious face?
Matthew LOVES to wear hats. Especially when I say "You have a hat just like Daddy!" A lot of mothers tell me they can't get their kids to keep hats on...or that it is a huge battle of the wills to do so. God is so smart to give us a child who loves to wear hats because we live in the desert and, without one, his little fair skin would be burnt to a crisp. He already knows that if he wants to go outside, he has to have his noggin covered. I'm going to have to research children's sunblocks, too...so if anyone has a good recommendation, I'd love to hear it.

While traveling in Taiwan our guide told us that very light skin is considered beautiful to the Taiwanese people. Supposedly, when Taiwanese women get pregnant they stop eating soy sauce and start eating more tofu in hopes that by eliminating the dark sauce and adding the white tofu to their diet, the baby's skin will be fair.