mud

Mud is a main source of entertianment at our house.  The boys (mainly Isaiah and Levi just follows along)have created several mud/dirt based "games" that they love to play.

Isaiah LOVES to sit out and dig in the dirt and mud.  He has a few bigger dump trucks and several little construction trucks (Thanks Great Grandma!!) that he will play with to create his own little work sites.  This is an activity that he does at least 5 days a week!  Many times he is "working" for 30+ minutes all by himself! (A win-win for everyone, right?!:)

Isaiah and Caiden love to create a "car wash" out of mud.  Rather than washing their outside tractors in water, they wash them with mud.  They get their hands completely muddy and then rub the mud all over the tractors/cars to get them clean :) 

We've also had several outdoor projects that we've been working on all spring and summer that have created mounds of mud in our driveway and in our yard.  The boys have loved to get on top of them and dance, dig, and just about anything else to be in the mud.  A few times this ended up in a mud fight!  (Thanks mom!:)

My grandma was over just the other day and she said mentioned that her friend always talks about how kids just aren't what they used to be because they never get to go out and play in the mud - mainly because their parents just don't want to hassle with the cleanup.  Well, I don't know if she's right, but she sure isn't right about what goes on around here! :)  What about you, do you let your kids get down and dirty?