if every school had PLAY DAY......

Its time to put away the backpacks and books for the day......and time to bring out the sunblock, swimsuits and shorts....for today is PLAY DAY at Cookie and Sweetheart's school.

A day filled with outdoor fun activities for all the students.

Bouncy house

Water slide

Volleyball

Races

Slip and Slide

Water balloons

and

Popsicles, Lemonade and sack lunch under the trees

sweet popsicle in the HOT SUN

FUN!    FUN!!    FUN!

Did your school do stuff like this??

I remember my elementary school doing something similar......what fond, fun memories for all.

--GOOD TIMES--

look what I found....

Howdy y'all........

Its cowboy Maximilian!

It's been forever since I've seen him around.

At one time he was around daily for almost 8 years straight.

Now we've gone months without seeing him.

Yes, that is a bovine steer on the roof......... who says he can't be there???
In Lincoln Log land ANYTHING is possible....…

 Today Cookie and I have decided to clean out the play room cubbies.

That's when we found the endless cubby full of Lincoln Logs.

Cookie decided to make this fort for ol' time sake.

This was a popular toy that was enjoyed by all my children.

Passed down from one to the other.......

Cookie enjoyed making this log cabin mansion for cowboy Maximilian.

....…But not long after we started; Bam, Fifi and Sweetheart, in passing, decide to join in Cookie's nostalgia. 

Before we knew it, we were all on the floor, making the Lincoln Log resort de Persingerfive.

Its great to set down the electronics (every now and than) to enjoy the simple things like.... 

....building a village

....building a bond

....building a memory

♥I love my children♥
*sigh*

the NM skies frame it well...

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

Sunflower dancing every so slightly from side to side

It's easy to see how Vincent Van Gogh was inspired to paint the first series of sunflowers.
The sunflower is simple and has an understated beauty.
We took this picture on our way to the playground.
Simply beautiful.....