best birthday party part 2

my parents have a big hill in the backyard, and for the first time in 30 years, that hill got some serious action! the kids played a game they created themselves called 'up hill, down hill,' where they would climb up the stairs on the deck to the top of the hill, and then march down the hill together like this. ruth said they looked like little mountian goats, and i couldn't agree more :)

playing on the hill. 'A' was the queen of the roost getting the highest climb of everyone!

natalie used her creative writing skills to draw a real hopscotch game in chalk, which C and H couldn't have enjoyed more...

H's new favorite thing to do with chalk - play CSI.....

H and I playing bocce ball together behind the grass