Boys and MUD!

Squishy, Squishy, Nothing So Lovely as Mud Between the Toes!

What can I say?? Boys LOVE mud!! We finished building our house last winter and moved in on December 18. In the meantime the ground has been covered in snow. But now the thaw has happened and over the last two months we have had a lot of mud!

Who Says There Isn't Enough Snow to Sled?

It has been nasty trying to control the situation. So, since I know boys love mud and it is a crime to keep them out of it! (in my humble opinion *smile*) I kept out the winter clothes and though there was no snow, they still wore snow suits and boots. This kept the clothes washing to a minimum and I could hang the mud encrusted pants and boots out the back door until the next delightful play time!

4" Deep in Mud - But I *Can* Still Ride

These boys are desperate to ride bikes and put away the sleds for the year. They rode through mud inches deep!

Giving Littlest One a Ride

Hubby bought this bike wagon for me many years ago, so I could take the oldest two for bike rides. It didn't happen. We didn't live in an area where it worked etc. But it has certainly been worth its cost! The boys have used it for everything!! One day I saw it go dashing past the basement window... with a dog or was it a goat attached to it! That animal was freaked right out of its mind! It has hauled firewood, bicycles, kids, anything the kids have in mind, plus it has been a wagon for 'horses' and a prison truck - you name it! When the oldest two decided it was time to take it to the dump I was quick to jump in and remind *them* of all the times I had wanted to take it and toss it and they had said *NO* - we can do this and that with it! So, no - it is not in the dump. The next set of two or three or four are using it for their imaginative play!

My Feet Are Stuck!

Ahoy There!

Our little guys have taken over this tree trunk. It is a pirate ship or a haunted house. The only problem is whenever they play on this end of the tree the dog next door doesn't like it and lunges at the fence.

Lunch Break - A Winter Picnic

No! You Can not Come In!

Swings

I looked across the yard and saw this little one being hauled up the slide in a sled! I went over to enquire what they were doing and to see if I could save him. He was not in the least distressed - just kind of hanging over the back of the sled. He is a willing pawn in all their play. They informed me they wanted to take him down the slide and to do this they had to get him *up* the slide first. And there was no way to do this, since the play equipment hasn't yet been put back together!

Am I Almost There Yet?

A Willing Pawn