Rainy Day

Well, Yesterday It rained. And rained, and rained. But for little boog's like mine, those are the best kind of days. Ben had a ball jumping and splashing in the puddles. I think he hit every puddle for 1.5Km. We had to walk from Mommy's work to Daddy's work, and we had a ball. We were even offered a ride, and turned it down, though it was appreciated. Check out some of Ben's Rainy Day Fun.

He went through 2 pairs of pants yesterday. But it was worth it. I truly believe that kids should be allowed to be kids. Puddle jumping, mud pies, catching tadpoles and coming home smelling like the swamp. :) Riding bikes, playing ball. OH, I wish I had more time in the day. I feel so bad about Ben not being outside enough. His swing set goes untouched for days on end. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to revert back to a life where you could let your kids play outside without fear of someone snatching them up when your back is turned. Children need to be able to explore on their own, without someone watching over their shoulders constantly. Bumps and Bruises, skinned knees and scrapes are OK!! I know that I had a great many of these growing up, I was allowed to run, told to run to be honest with you. That's how I was tired enough to go to bed at 7pm. Now, society has made us so overprotective that are kids are prevented from learning how to play. And they stay up later at night, because they've got all that energy locked up inside them. So, I have a challenge for myself and all the readers who have kids, ( or for themselves) ...Spend at least 30min to 1hour outdoors, everyday. Rain or shine, Snow or wind. Send in your pics, descriptions of what you've done or discovered. See how well your kids react to an outdoor adventure. And Most of all, Have some real fun.

More pics of Ben's rainy day.