Puddle Days

We finally got some much needed rain!!! There is this HUGE puddle at the gym now. A few days ago on the way home I let them play in it. I didn't have my camera but it was one of those moments where you know is burned in your memory forever. They jumped up and down, sprayed each other with their hands and then ran and ran and ran in this puddle. The grins on their faces were priceless. After over 30 minutes I guess they were just tired because they were each starting at opposite sides and I would yell, "Go!" and they would race to the other side. This time they just crashed into each other and fell backwards both soaking their heads in the puddle. So we came home soaking wet and got wrapped up in blankets and they both fell asleep totally exhausted as I rocked them in the recliner.

Fast forward to today. It's a bit colder than it was from just a few days ago. I had lots of errands to run so I promised them if they would pass up the gym puddle we would play with the puddles at home. We got home already soaked from all our errands and they had lost some of their excitement for puddles. This rain was much colder and they just couldn't muster up the same excitement. Bear just sort of stood in the puddle flinching when the big rain drops would hit his head. Coop got in the puddle a few times but then just stood on the outskirts of the puddle. You could tell he wanted to be part of it but he wasn't enjoying the cold water. After a few minutes I could just see Bear vibrating he was so cold. I kept calling him in but he wouldn't move he would just vibrate and smile. So I gathered them up and turned the heat on. It was so sweet- we climbed into the recliner all wrapped up in blankets and all three of us took a nap.

I love puddle days.