Playful Architects

My grandboys spent  the night with us during a couple days off of school.  We had a fantastic time with them, we played games, we ate good and junk food (grandparent perks)  and they had a visit from their cousin. The cousins began their play by re-creating the dining and front room into a tent city.  I was given a VIP pass to take pictures of their planning.

It is a happy talent to know how to play.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
American writer

1803–1882 

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