What Boys Will Do

April 22, 2006 in Uncategorized with 10 Comments

 This is the hole in the ground super-cool bike ramp constructed by three eager and imaginative boys. I’m guessing if I said, “Go dig a giant hole in the back yard,” I would have had a mutiny, but this? One hundred percent pure fun. Posted by Picasa

 

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10 Responses to “What Boys Will Do”

  1. portuguesa nova April 22, 2006 at 5:51 pm #

    My sister and I built our own mini golf course back in like 1987. The holes are still there to this day. I think you should ask them to keep on truckin’ and just go for an inground pool.

  2. Sue April 22, 2006 at 7:01 pm #

    Boys, dirt and digging just go together.
    Simple easy fun!

  3. Jody April 22, 2006 at 7:50 pm #

    That looks like my backyard. They make moguls all over the yard and ride their bikes over them, pretending they are on dirt bikes at the Super Cross.

  4. chris s April 23, 2006 at 4:36 am #

    IMAGINATION–Kids are pro’s. I think we overworked adults need to take a lesson from them!

  5. Barb Szyszkiewicz, sfo April 23, 2006 at 6:24 am #

    There’s nothing like shovels to keep kids constructively occupied for hours, days, weeks on end. And just wait until it rains! INSTANT MUD PIT! My kids will be right over.

  6. Stephanie April 23, 2006 at 9:34 am #

    Something for me to look forward to?

  7. janice April 23, 2006 at 9:46 pm #

    what fun they must have had – it is so great that you have such a big yard for them to play in!

  8. Lisa April 23, 2006 at 11:11 pm #

    how fun! And how many children were maimed in the jumping of that hole? Probably none, I would guess. Boy I miss being an indestructible kid.

  9. Mary April 24, 2006 at 8:39 pm #

    Mel, There is a great book I recently discovered called Guys Write for Guys Read. This post reminds me of some of the stories in the book. It is essays written by male authors about growing up. It was written to support an organization called Guys Read (www.guysread.com) to increase literacy amongst boys. I know it is for boys but I loved it. Except for a few essays that make me too aware of what my son is going through with puberty, I think they are a great window into the souls of our sons, stone-throwing, belching, nose-picking loves of our lives!

  10. wendy April 25, 2006 at 6:30 pm #

    That’s quite a hole. You could plant a tree in it! :-)

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