Imagination Station

There's no lack of imagination around here. Today I walked into the living room to find a disaster area. Cushions off the couch and stuffed between the couch and the coffee table. Empty couch, cushions, and coffee table all covered with blankets and pillows. Building blocks scattered all around the couch, making it impossible to walk through the living room. At my "WHAT are you doing???" Kaylee calmly explained:

"We're going camping! See, here's our beds in the tent, and we're diving into the ocean to catch all these fish to have for supper. So you have to swim, Mommy." What could I say?


Sometimes Kaylee's imagination gets her into trouble. Late this afternoon, she and Ian were looking out the window into the falling darkness, talking about seeing eyes in the dark. Somehow, she convinced herself and Ian that there were coyotes out there in the dark, and they could see two big eyes! She was actually crying about it. It took a good 15 minutes to get things settled down. Then we closed the curtains!

When Miles leads the entertainment, it's a little more tame. Here he is finding ears. (And noses, and mouths, etc). Luckily, the older kids usually play along.