Last week, the weather was PERFECT (I may have mentioned that once or twice). One day, we went outside to play. I had Ervin spread out on a blanket, staring at the trees and the bubbles his siblings were blowing above him.

As I sat there, watching them, helping them with the bubbles, playing with Erv, I thought to myself: What a beautiful day. This couldn’t be more peaceful.


We were thoroughly enjoying ourselves.

Henry had a sword but wasn’t hitting anyone.

Essie was chasing the bubbles.

Ivy was climbing a tree and playing on a dirt hill.

After an hour or so of blissfulness, I noticed that the girls had dirt mustaches.

We hightailed it inside and into the bathroom.

Their scalps SO CAKED in soil that they were BLACK.

They had a mid-afternoon, pre-dinner bath.

I washed each of their heads twice, with a comb-out in between.

This is what the bathtub looked like after it drained.

At least we had fun.

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