lazy days & busy play

i feel pretty lazy lately, but the kids seem to wake up in the morning with plenty of ideas of how to keep busy, usually involving lots of imagination and a whole lot of mess!

yesterday, miriam and levi became magicians on the swings, using their magic powers to make the sheets on the clothesline move and be still. (it had nothing to do with the breeze, of course.)

today, levi and sawyer decided to decorate their trucks for a parade...

...while miriam busily created her outdoor recipe for "green onion bread".

oh, and this was sawyer's outfit of choice today. actually, the underwear was my idea (why add extra clothes when they are just going to get peed in), the boots were his. not because it was raining, just because they are the only shoes he can put on by himself.