Isaiah made his first mud pie today. He wanted to make water tunnels in the dirt of the unused garden boxes. I said okay because I feel a little guilty for dismantling his sandbox, and the weather was beautifully pleasant. He dug trenches and tunnels and ran the hose in them to create rivers and then lakes. He was up to his elbows, literally, in dirt, and was having the time of his life. Finally he made a giant, round ball of mud, and showed it to me with such pride. "Wow!" I said, "you've made a mud pie!"