chalk creations

These sidewalk chalk creations tend to disappear in a flash (especially with the extensive water play in the courtyard) so I took pics of some of the drawings. 

Isaac loves to scribble a few lines and then claim "I drew a giraffe eating leaves" or something like that.  Beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder, huh?  Although I guess all artists start somewhere, and now I feel a smidge guilty for not taking pics of his scribbles (I mean, giraffes).  Next time, buddy. 

Julianna created this three level 'masterpiece' with sun/clouds on the top step, then trees and flowers in the middle, and the three sibs on the bottom step.  In her pic the girls are wearing matching dresses and Isaac is on the far right with the big ears :) 

Lydia is in a groove where she loves to draw maps/sketches/outlines of our apartment, or our complex, or something like that.  She is also in a stage where she likes me to guess what she is drawing.  Gee whiz, that's tricky.  What, exactly, do you think that yellow rectangle with hash lines (near Julianna's toes) represents?  What if your little honey was asking you to "guess Mommy, guess what it is"?

It's a badminton court.  Obviously. 

And what she's working on there on the far left.....  It's Isaac bending over to pick up Bei Bei (his stuffed tiger).  I'm telling you, the guessing thing is hard (and often awkward) work :)

My favorite pic from the afternoon?  This one of the kiddos and their favorite "weapons".... squirt bottles!  It's been so hot recently that I head out there actually looking forward to getting squirted down! 

Other targets include the tomato and cucumber plants (which need the water, so it's a win win for everyone), cars and other objects outside the fence confines, butterflies, trees, and everyone's favorite..... the unsuspecting sibling standing across the way! 

LOVE it!