Digging for Gold

A few days ago, Skyla had the idea that the kids should dig a hole in the sandbox in search of gold so that Teddy didn't have to work and the kids could show us how much they "appreciated" us.  She recruited Aiden as the brains of the operation and of course Cason tagged along as the slave labor.  Saturday night, Aiden stayed awake planning, making a list of all the tools necessary.  The list included: bike helmets (in case the hole caves in), backpacks (to carry a packed lunch and drinks), and a flashlight (so they can see any bad guys who are underground guarding the gold).   They've been out in the sandbox for the last three days digging and now I'm afraid to go look to see how big the hole is.  All I know is that they have been coming inside REALLY dirty...caked in mud from head to toe. 

cheese!

We dig, dig, dig

Dirt!  (Aiden decided not to get too dirty this time)

Getting cleaned up

Extraterrestrial

Well, things are getting a little bit interesting around here....an alien in the form of an 8 yr old girl (their cousin) has invaded our home. This means that barbies, baby dolls, and the color pink, have overtaken one of the bedrooms to the utter amazement of my boys.  Anything "girly" fascinates them.  It should be interesting to see how they deal with this strange being!