Yeah, the hats are cool.
Are you serious, some kids haven't sat on the ground? Even growing up in the suburbs I can't imagine this. Of course, a lot of my childhood was spent in a house the backed up to a 30 acre flood plain we called The Field (like an actual title) and I spent all the time I could out there. Which is why suburbs are different than the city...
I never could catch the garter snakes, though. My sister excelled at it. I think I was always thinking in the back of my mind that I shouldn't really handle the snake. I have yet to catch one.
It's so true. I remember one girl crouching on her heels, eyes wide at the "dirty ground." I ended that session by making all the kids paint their faces with mud. I've had adults be afraid of leaves in the fall (we were throwing leaves in the air because...BECAUSE.) Part of me really loved bringing those kids into adventurous situations, but the other part of me was daily horrified at how outside-lacking their childhoods were. This is one of the many reasons my husband and I made the move to the country to raise our boys!
Haha, we had The Hill. The best sledding you could imagine.