Winter is dragging on here in Minnesota, with our most recent snowfall just a couple days ago. The boys are rearing to get outside, especially because Andy tends to keep them cooped up all day long. To increase the likelihood that the boys would get to go outside to play in our fenced-in backyard while I’m at work, I put together a wicker basket that I call the “going outside bin” with everything the boys need to go outside – sandals, sunglasses, sunblock and hats. I put it under a end table that is by back door. I’m pretty proud of my idea and think this will make Andy’s life easier and the boys’ life more fun.