they should charge admission

I've mentioned before, but my neighbors have a tree in their front yard, around which they've built a small stone wall. When E was a baby, she loved to play around this tree. I thought it was cute and quirky. But then A had the same fascination with it...so I now attribute this to my former career as a Tree Hugger Extrodinare. (Sidenote...did you know that my tree hugging organization is no longer in existence. Never was the same with out my talents.)

Anyway, as I was saying, this tree and wall has provided both A and E with hours and hours of entertainment. They dig in the mulch, attempt to hang from the branches and walk around it ... a lot. Because of the location of my house on our lot (we're in a pipestem), it's kind of in our front yard, which allows me to get my groceries at least to my front door with them entertained. If they ever need to rebuild, John and I should surely pitch in as my kids have used the heck out of it. Here the girls are doing one of their favorite activities around The Tree, from Sunday.


Note: No toddlers were hurt in the making of this video.

See what I mean? She pops right back up and keeps on keeping on.