This summer, the boys discovered sidewalk chalk. But they don't call it sidewalk chalk. They ask if they can color the ground! Mom and dad were a little slow to catch onto this....but we got it figured out now!
Most of the time, our patio is filled with drawings - shapes, trees, flowers, lady bugs. It really doesn't matter what you draw for them, they love it.
Mawmaw and Pawpaw were down a few weeks ago, and Mawmaw scored some HUGE points with the boys by "coloring the ground". She drew a bunny, a picture of Lincoln and Jackson, a butterfly....I don't remember what all. After my parents left, the boys would go out on the patio, and point out all the drawings Mawmaw had done. And it was always "Mawmaw made that." (They learned this little phrase from Lylah)
It rained just a few days later, and I can't even describe the look on their faces when they realized all of Mawmaw's pictures were gone. They were totally disappointed.
Since then, Brian has done a good job of trying to replace the drawings, but we honestly don't draw as well as Mawmaw. Thankfully, she is coming tonight to babysit the boys, so I'm sure by the end of the weekend the patio will be filled with beautiful art again!
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