A predicted snowstorm thankfully fizzled out today, leaving us with only a little bit of rain on this first day of April. I was so happy that we weren’t ankle-deep in snow that I refused to spend the afternoon inside. So despite the still-chilly temperatures, I told the girls we were heading outside for a bit of adventure. We started out looking for rain puddles to jump in.
But we didn’t manage to create any exciting splashes, so we moved on to the few remaining snow piles we could stomp on.
But the snow was rather anti-climactic, so we continued our quest deeper in our back yard. We shuffled through wet leaves, hopped over fallen trees, and looked for something – anything – that was exciting.
We finally stumbled upon (literally) a series of mud puddles and we knew we had finally reached our destination. This was what we had been searching for: wet, gooey, filthy, glorious mud.
I’m learning that an adventure’s not worth having unless it necessitates doing an immediate load of laundry.
Here’s a glimpse of the girls enjoying their stomping grounds:
I hope your day was filled with adventure, with or without laundry detergent!
Emily, You are a great Mom. I love the way you can turn ANYTHING into an adventure! The twins are lucky to have you!
Love it! That video is priceless. Who knew singing in a mud puddle could be so much fun?
“Oh NO! A mud puddle, an ewie gooie mud puddle. We can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. We’ve got to GO THROUGH IT!!!!” If you haven’t yet read “Going on a Bear Hunt” you must as your girls seem to always be going on an adventure!!! Thanks for the smiles!
Brittny, we were actually chanting that same line as we tromped through the woods! It’s one of our favorites. 🙂