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May

Fun Yes, Clean No!

— by Tiffany in Photography

Picking Dandelions

Spent some time this morning out in the garden pulling weeds and thinning the plants a little. It was so muddy after two days of rain that I had to put some cardboard down to avoid sinking. We are going to fill the rows with straw tomorrow.

Garden Rows

While I did that my two oldest kids played hide and go seek with the neighbor kids and my youngest decided to play in the mud. Aren’t toddlers just deliciously wild and carefree? He was having so much fun I had to join him… until we were both covered from head to toe in mud.

On the playset

All Smiles

Mud Slide

Playing in Mud

Anything but good CLEAN fun!

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Saturday, May 9th, 2009

17 Comments

  • Deanne

    What a cutie! Every single picture is precious. They could all be entered into a photography show at the county fair! Also, playing in the garden AND in the mud at the same time is my favorite hobby! Pulling weeds is much more fun when the ground is wet and muddy…

  • Kelly

    Beautiful pics! Being dirty from head to toe is always a sign of a good time at our house too!

  • Follon

    Beautiful pictures! Where did you get the tree house/ slide?

  • http://www.naturemoms.com Tiffany

    Follon, I am not sure what brand it is. We got it at Costco in Arizona a few years back.

  • http://www.urbanistamag.com Monique

    What great photos!! Love kids being kids!

  • http://www.greenandcleanmom.org Sommer

    Nothing like good muddy fun with the kids!

  • http://rackley4.blogspot.com Lizzie

    what a cutie! kids do such a great job at reminding us to live in the moment and enjoy everything :)

  • http://www.shesnaps.com Nell@SheSnaps.com

    Awesome shots. Someone is getting more and more into their photography lately! Very fun!

    Nell

  • http://www.DrugstoreTM.com nick cole

    Oh my, he is so cute! who is he? A celebrity or something! Every angle is really good! This remind me of my nephew but unfortunately their family moved far from our home! hmmn…

  • http://www.dirtydiaperlaundry.com Kim

    those pictures are amazing. looks like you had a wonderful time!

  • http://www.earthcaremarket.com Nancy Medsker

    If you put your straw over the cardboard it will make a real nice mulch. I didn’t put straw down on all of mine over the winter so this spring it was blowing all over the yard.

  • Connie

    I LOVE the last picture of him playing in the muddy water. It’s perfect! Nothing better than getting dirty in your own back yard. :)

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  • http://www.ourgreenadventure.com Brady

    Aww, I love gardening with my kids. It sure is fun to see them get excited about growing things, though they have to be in the right mood to be convinced on the weed pulling part.

    It looks like you two had a lot of fun! Keep at it, they grow up so fast…

    -Brady

  • http://www.affordablemedicaldental.com Sarah

    Wow! Great pictures! :)

  • http://www.affordablemedicaldental.com Sarah

    My wife and I have planted a raised garden this year (our very first one!) and it is going pretty well so far. We get a ton of rain here too (in WA State) and I was wondering why you are going to put down straw instead of some sort of mulch? Since we are pretty new at this, any input is appreciated.

  • http://www.affordablemedicaldental.com Sarah

    It looks like you have a lot of land for your little ones to play. That is wonderful.