Oh, to be fair, I don't blame the kids.

[conuly]

I'd do the same thing at their age! But, regardless, they should not be traipsing through our yard, and certainly not when it's in the condition it's in.

So today I made the deal with some of them, and they agreed - it remains to be seen if any of them will follow through on it, but worst comes to worst, I get to practice splashing kids with water from the second floor, and that's always funny.