Rainy Day Fun!!

Not all of my fun activities are planned events, with a big production or items I have to stock up on. This past week, we had lots of rain, and this one day it just poured and poured. Bug likes to sit and look out the window, pointing out that it is raining. And that doesn't even compare to when he hears thunder. Storms are a very exciting phenomenon for him. He also is obsessed with his rubber boots...he wears them ALL the time. I can't even begin to describe the stank of his feet after you've noticed he's been wearing his rubber boots for over an hour WITHOUT socks! haha. GROSS!!!

Anyway, during this specific day, we were on our way to get groceries and the skies opened up and poured out a ton of water. Bug loved the shield of water being created on the windshield. Bear could care less, but he was one happy little man.

It continued to rain for the duration of our shopping excursion, so by the time we got home, there were numerous puddles that needed jumping in. Bear went down for a nap and I got Bug's rain gear ready for some outside, wet summer fun.

We walked along the sidewalks and alleyways of our neighbourhood, looking for these prized puddles of muddy water. Bug ran through them, jumped in them and kicked water at me.

This was such a fun, impromptu and cheap activity. When we were done getting soaked, we started walking home, only to be dumped on by some more rain. That just added to the excitement of the activity. We came home dripping wet, a small pond in Bug's rubber boots, and big smiles on our faces. Days later, Bug is still talking about jumping in puddles. And don't even get me started on the smell of these rubber boots now that they had their own puddle of water in them.