Risks, Stunts, and Creativity

Now that we are back in the school routine and the weather is cooler, we are spending more time in the backyard. (When it is not raining like it has been this week!) The middle school work load has increased appropriately for Luke, so we have less time in the afternoons for exciting outings. (Especially now that we have sport practices a couple times a week.)

What that means is two boys have gotten VERY creative in their backyard play in order to keep things more interesting. Do you see the red shirt high above in the picture below? I'm sure you can guess who that is. Note: that tree is NOT in our yard, but in the neighbors yard. ugh!

Can you see three-quarters of the way up, the body still climbing? He went HIGHER, but I did not take a picture... I instead yelled wildly for him to get down. He was SHAKING the tree and swinging back and forth. When he returned to lower ground, he reported what was going on in the neighborhood. He, of course, had a bird's eye view.

The configurations they come up with on the swings never cease to amaze me. 

And bare feet... always dirty bare feet....

They were swinging for a while upside down last Thursday. Makes my head hurt. ;)

It's much better then the whips they made with ropes and sticks the day before!

Oh the talents of my children! Are they in training for Cirque du Soleil?

In case you are wondering what Irina was doing during these photos... 

she was either swinging nearby or building cities in the sandbox. 

That satisfies her sensory needs and keeps her happy!