Rain -- Sprinklers -- Umbrellas

January 2016 has been WET but WARM.

When the kids need to get out of the house but you don't feel like driving to the park, the woods, the beach, or the mall (where we would spend money on junk), 

we layer the kids in rain gear and head outside. 

On this particular day Della offered up some wonderful play suggestions

1. A sprinkler

2. Umbrellas

3. Muddy Puddles

4. Swinging

Huck's Suggestions included

1. Mowing the Lawn (pretend)

2. Digging up the sand in the (unfinished) walkway

3. Raking up leaves

Just another classic rainy winter day in the pacific northwest.

   Expert muddy puddle engineers

Huck's very first time in a big boy swing! 

Busy kiddos 

Della and I had headed inside to start Lunch when I heard Huck knocking on the door and turned around to see this .. 

His face was plastered against the door and he'd brought over the rake. 

Rather spooky at the time. 

This boy love the outdoors and played outside for another 30 minutes before I bribed him indoors.