apparently the war in iraq has spilled over into dickens village, england.....

after working on our dickens village decorations last night, we were watching some tv. austen started hauling toys downstairs to play. we didn't really pay attention to what he was doing but noticed that he was over by the bookcase where we were putting the village up. this morning, however, i saw him tinkering with the pieces and told him not to touch them....he just laughed and said "look, mom". the poor villagers were now surrounded by army men and some were even being held up. his little mcdonald's happy meal hummer suv's were strategically placed near the army men as well...

these poor unspecting villagers were just going along, minding their own business...
what an imagination this kid has...gotta love him