Puddle Hunting

On a given day, you are sure to hear me say (multiple times) to my children, "Stay out of the water!" "Don't Splash" "Please don't get wet!" and in the back of my head, I hear my mom's voice saying "Let them be kids. They'll wash. It'll dry." Just yesterday, in fact, I scolded them for getting their shoes wet just before getting into the car. Well, today I took your advice mom and "let loose" a little. It was raining outside, and so we went out prepared. We put on the rain boots you prepped them with at Christmas and planned on jumping in some puddles. I asked the girls to simply do me the favor of tucking their pants into their boots (to minimize wetness) and we found ourselves scouring the parking lot at the stores and intentionally walking through every puddle, large or small, that we could find. The fun continued once we returned home and we went puddle hunting again on the way to the mailbox; you know what? It was fun. (And they stayed dry!) While I still believe their is a time and a place to be wet, I must say, thanks Mom, for being the soft whisper in my ear reminding me to let my kids be kids...at least some of the time. :)