Blurring the Lines between Work and Play

In an attempt to beat back the invasion of English Ivy in our back yard, John enlisted the help of Spencer and Denver and they burned the ivy yesterday.  It was a smoky mess that looked like work to me.

Denver the Star Wars Jedi
practices his skills.

For the boys, it was a fire rescue mission.  As John burned the ivy, the boys then raced in with buckets and put the fire out after the ivy had been burned.  They were airplanes swooping in and dumping their buckets. They laughed, they whooped, they ran in circles.  They sprayed the woods (and each other!) with the garden hose.  They came into the house smelling like burnt woods and dripping wet.

All this reminds me of a quote from a semi-famous homeschooling mom named Sandra Dodd:
If you can blur the line between work and play, you'll find more togetherness, more peace, and more learning.

Is there anything more joyful than leaping into spring with laughter and wet shoes?

Azaleas explode all over the yard!

Spring has sprung in Georgia.

John Robert rejoices in our  newly repaired laptop.

The boys with friend at the Atlanta History Center's
Homeschool Day on Famous Explorers

Spencer enjoys using our faster internet service
to complete his research.