Every Friday my older kiddos come to campus for Brigade (Boy/Girl scout/AWANA type of activity). While the older kids are at Brigade the younger three come to my house to play. We build block towers and create masterpieces with crayons while in the house and of course hot dogs and popcorn are usually involved too. Towards the end of summer a team came and worked long hours to help transform a once uneven dirt field into a level soccer field that has grass. This week I told the kids that we were going on an adventure and as soon as we got to the grass I had them take off their shoes. Rose and Natamara instantly started running (more like hopping) through the grass while Davidson claimed it hurt his feet and refused to move from my side. The girls couldn't believe how soft it was and started rolling all over the ground. Davidson yelled at them that he would be telling their mothers that they were rolling on the ground=) We (everyone but Davidson..) had so much fun running around chasing a ball and honestly just collapsing on our backs in the "forest" as the girls kept calling it. Even though this space will eventually be a soccer field, for an afternoon this little grassy oasis became a spot for my kiddos to run and explore. And a place to laugh and experience a field of grass for the first time.
