mud

with the temps being so high for the last few days, alot of the snow is gone in the yard and wonderful mud has replaced the white lawn.

today even the mud has been altered at our house. this m orning i let the kids do something that i would normally not allow since it is just plain yucky.

the kids went out in their boots and vests (i'm telling ya, its beautiful out here)and had a hay day in the mud. they played in it for a little over an hour, and at some points played in the run off of water from teh roof pooling on the ground to clean up their hands and get dirty all over again.

by the time they were done, all the clothes and boots and even undies were wet with water, mud, leaves and anything else the ground had to offer.(all "clean" for ground items) i wouldn't even let them in the house, so i had to lock them out while i got a laundry basket outside to collect the clothes.

i ahve to say it was comical to see three little monkeys completely naked outside the door piling their clothes into the basket. if it hasn't been for the fact that it is still marh outside and still not really warm enough to stay outside nakie, than i would have gotten some great pictures of them in their muddy clothes.

oh well, they are in the wash, the kids have been bathed clean and the remnants of this mornings fun are all cleaned, but the memories of muddy fun is still ever present with the kids and they still can't stop talking about the mess, and the fun they had outside.

that means a great day for the kids and hopefully now that i have gotten over my issues with mud, they can have fun like that many more times in the near future