The other day the kids and I were outside from 8am - 6pm (except for the 2 hour nap we all enjoyed in the middle of the day) enjoying the beautiful weather.
At the end of the day, I stepped inside to start some pizza dough in the bread maker. When I peeked out the window, Alma had a concrete bocce ball in Simon's ball launcher and was about to hurl it at James, who she placed 5 feet away against the garage wall. Yikes! It reminded me of Jai alai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jai_alai) or shooting apples on the top of another's head.
In my typical fashion, I ran outside yelling STOP while laughing hysterically before Alma smashed her brother's head in with the bocce ball . I kept laughing and laughing -- what I do when nervous or scared -- with Alma looking at me like, "Are you saying stop as I hear you saying or do you want to do it because it is hilarious?" Poor kiddos, your mother is so confusing. Eventually I calmed down (while keeping a hand on the launcher to make sure it was understood that it shouldn't be used) and explained which balls were appropriate/the importance of distance/just throwing the ball for the dog/etc.
I love how inventive they are at coming up with new games in the back yard. And, while I'm all for invention, let's try to avoid hospital trips/James needing a new face!!
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