May 14

We were running a bit behind schedule this morning, so I sent the kids out to the car as I was locking up. When I followed them outside about 30 seconds later, I was a little annoyed when I found them huddled in the corner of the sidewalk, looking down at this:

As I got closer, I heard the boys talking about a snail race, and as I shooed them toward the car one more time, I stopped to look watch for a moment as the snails slimed their way along. And the annoyed feelings quickly dispersed. I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love how simple things can entertain kids. I could learn quite a lot from that example.