Japanese beetle belt

"This is my safety Japanese beetle belt that saves me from being creepy"

Hurray for creative play!
(safety Japanese beetle belt = BBQ tongs)

Tennis puddles

I took Alden on a stroller ride this morning and stopped by the high school tennis courts, or what we now call Disney Land.

Alden pretending to be at LL Bean

Yep, this is what we do for imaginative play in Maine. LL Bean (Alden still calls it "L On Bean", which I think makes it sound more sophisticated) has an elevator, a swinging foot bridge that runs through the children's department and clock chimes that ring every hour. Alden LOVES elevators and chimes so you can see how this evolved.