siiiide

here's one of those things as a mom of boys i have learned to embrace. even though i still cringe every time he does it...

kyren thinks the dirt embankment next to our driveway is a slide.

i can't really tell him it's not.

a.) because it is the safest way for him to get down.

b.) it is the perfect ramp for his truck to slide down. and if the truck can do it, why cant he?

c.) because it brings him true joy every time he does it. sometimes he even says "wheeee!"

here he is, following after the truck he just pushed down the "side":

we now have a routine after playing outside.

we walk in the basement, strip off muddy-bottomed jeans and shoes, and toss them in the washing machine as we walk by.

sometimes multiple times a day.

because, really, what's wrong with getting messy?

absolutely nothing.