All weekend long the kids were in planning mode. They were planning concerts and dinners for the pleasure of the adults currently in this household. Saturday was concert day. They spent the day writing and practicing songs. Preparing food. Making tickets. Perfecting the plan for the 3:30pm invited-guests-only event.
First up, was making homemade icecream.
At 3:30 sharp, we showed up with our tickets.
They had set-up at the top of the playhouse by adding planks to make a stage. 
Malakai was the stage curtain guy. It was a well-oiled machine.They converted skipping ropes to microphones, and performed us three songs that they had written themselves, singing and playing the ukulele beautifully.
During the concert they had us eating snacks that they had made.
The next day they gave us tickets for the backyard restaurant they had created. At your service, ladies and gentleman……Chef / Waiter Ashton, needed a little break from all the hard work.And a few last minute touches while waiting for the guests to arrive.Can I see your ticket please sir?Much variety on the menu…..The waiter with his note pad, expertly fastened to his ‘belt’The Kitchen (aka garden shed). They even ate their meal tucked away in there while we ate ours outside. They might have breached a few health regulations!And that homemade icecream! Chelise wanted the leftover licks.Phew! That was hard work. They needed some play time. They sneaked past the barrier on our unfinished deck for some trampoline time.
They somehow worked around all the mess and chaos that is our backyard at the moment, because of deck construction. I am constantly impressed with their ingenuity, their ability to work together and the fact that they can be kids doing real kid stuff.