When Young Adults Get Bored

Ah, summer. When the livin’ gets lazy and the kids…well, sometimes they get bored. And when that happens, watch out! Why? Because sometimes they do things like this:

Boredom is the mother of invention. For example, take a gander at this marvel of engineering produced by my oldest son. And yes, those really are empty milk jugs and water bottles precariously held together by duct tape. Recycling at its best. Behold, the water bike:

Do you think it will float?

Here you see the bored little brother taking his turn. He just hates to be left out!

And then, a bored friend tries out her water biking skills. Doesn’t it look as if she is just cruising along on top of the water?

Here we have another photo of what a boredom-busting-fest might look like:

And finally, this:

Thanks to my beautiful daughter for alleviating her afternoon of boredom by snapping these pictures. Here’s a photograph of her taken while we were on vacation:

Boredom, BE GONE! There, doesn’t everyone feel better now?