Monday, September 10, 2007

Puddles, pants, and priorities

So many times this summer, Isaac has wanted to splash through puddles, because what kid doesn't? I often would get frustrated that his pants and shoes would get all wet and nasty. Even though I was the one to introduce him to the joy of splashing.

Last night, arriving home from our walk, we noticed a very large puddle on our front walk. He ran up to it, but stopped when I asked him not to jump in. Then I questioned the harm. Would it really hurt anything? Isn't that why we have a washing machine, to clean up the messes we make on our clothes.

So Isaac and I hopped in. Of course we got soaked, and we got dirty, but the look on his face was worth it all. We weren't even out there for very long, but what an evening.

2 comments:

Beccy said...

It's so true! Glad you both had fun!

karen said...

way to be a fun mom!