When the boys come to play
you would think they might swim
or
maybe play whiffle ball...
And they did swim
and laugh and play the color game
And I tried to be a mix of watching them from afar to allow them
to be [pre]teens and still capture their fun
This [below] is my favorite
They were hard on the Mt Dew
And you might not realize that 2 of them would take off "hunting"
the mama deer that lives in your back yard and the rest would
watch their friends and laugh belly laughs
And there would be wrestling moves
They decided they were hungry and 9 hungry 12 year olds put a big dent in the hamburger nacho bar donuts and cookies that we had out~
And you might not expect that they all wanted to swing Sam's golf clubs,
then chase the balls and while they were chasing the balls
they saw the pond and decided to fish
4 of them were into fishing
The rest were back at swimming
Until it was suggested that they should swim in the pond.
And so it was, the afternoon in the pond instead of the crisp clean pool in the backyard.
With squeals about the mud and the temperature of the water
and what's biting me?
and are there turtles? and
let's chase the ducks!
and there is fiberglass in my belly (from the dock, I warned them)
and
I was completely entertained by these boys in the pond
and
parents were asked to come later and the ones who came waited a bit longer
and everyone left with big smiles and
it was an afternoon well spent.
All I have to say is poor ducks (who thought they had found a quiet pond) and I counted and recounted heads so many times - I'm a little more confident with kids and a pool, ha!
