Aug. 25, 2008 - Rain Walk
On Mondays I drop the oldes three kids off at Gymnastics and then drive on home with my 2 precious preschoolers. John does the pickup and that gives me an hour with my littles before they all come home again. Last week, Lily fingerpainted all sorts of circles, her first distinct shape, and Rachel was busy stacking the finger paint tubs in her high chair, blissfully unaware of the finger paint fun Lily was having.
Today, we are enjoying a slow and steady rain. As I was driving home I ran through the transfer from the van to the house in my head. It involved the words "hurry up", "come on", "let's go" , you know how it goes when there are two toddlers and lots of rain involved. Then I realized I could choose a different ending to our drive home and make it our special preschooler time. A rain walk!
Yes, I unstrapped my preschoolers and velcroed their shoes on tight and we proceeded to walk down the driveway in the rain. They had so much fun! We tilted our heads back and tried to "drink" the rain and we stomped in every puddle we could find. Not once did I even feel the urge to tell them stop or please come on. I relaxed and enjoyed the leisurely, preschool paced walk in the rain.
We came home soaked, the neighbors really think we are weird now, and my girls truly learned the meaning of rain and wet and puddles and the dripping of water off the end of their noses. :)
