Playing with the "dirt poop" on a freshly aerated lawn.

Driving cars on a drawing of a road

The triangle bit is the car's house

Watching kids play their crazy games, and hoping that nothing breaks. 

Gardening Is Fun: bug edition. We love the little lives we attract to our garden.

This little worm ate one third of our green bean crop, which is just this one green bean.

This little spider keeps the mint plants safe.

Trying new things: crab. We enjoyed breaking open the legs and claws, and we ate most of meat.

Watching kids play in sand, even when they fight over shovels and buckets.

Little kids attempting to write out words phonetically. In this case, these are the names of two characters from The Octonauts.

"Kwazii"

"Tweek"

Growing baby carrots that turn out to really be baby carrots.

The quarter is for scale, it was grown somewhere else

Learning to read, and being amazed at how quickly my boy is learning.

Growing something in a balcony railing flower box, even if the green beans are only an inch long each.

Jumping on a trampoline with the big kids, especially if the nice girls will help protect the little ones.

It's also nice to see children wind up in crazy positions near their bed instead of sleeping in it.

Building wrecking balls with pretzel sticks

The promise of future harvest, and the joy of searching through a tomato plant to find the one or two hidden ripe tomatoes.

Going with the kids on their first boat ride.

Testing out a new bed arrangement before bedtime

Attempts to herd the children into place for a family photo, captured by the camera on a timer.

Playing the griddle piano before making chocolate chip pancakes.
Also, chocolate chip pancakes.

Impromptu beach play with a surprise bonus surfboard ride to see some sand sharks.

A very nice paddle-boarder gave them a ride out a few feet from shore.

First dibs on a cool, freshly-peeled watermelon.

My first time cutting off the rind like this...
I felt rich with watermelon

Occasionally riding in the back of the minivan with the kids to keep the peace and make them laugh.

A sleeping baby warm against your chest

Like a Fire Engine

A very red mouth after eating a cherry popsicle.

All In Together

It's a wonderful blessing to celebrate fun family traditions, even silly ones.

Rabbit, the game, coming to a store near you