It rained on Saturday and by Sunday morning, the mud puddles in our backyard were the perfect consistency for dinosaurs, pumpkin carriages and fairy godmothers.
Not to mention perfect for mud cakes and pies, mixed from the top of the backyard fort.
I am all for backyard mud puddles (aka Mother Nature's Play Doh), so when the girls asked if they could get their fingers muddy, I said SURE!
And when they asked if they could get their clothes dirty, I said OKAY!
(because what are play clothes for if not for messy mud puddle play?)
Messy fingers quickly turned into messy, muddy arms and toes.
VERY messy toes...
And eventually turned into messy EVERYTHING, straight through to the underpants.
Time spent playing in the mud: 4 HOURS
Time it took to hose them off and stick them in a warm bubbly tub: 4 minutes.
Nothing beats messy Mother Nature! Or happy, tired kids when playtime is done.
xoxo,
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Muddy Puddle Weekend
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I love it! So may parents don't let their kid's play in the mud. Well done you! You have beautiful children. They must take after their Daddy!
Okay it's official. YOU are the coolest mom evar!
Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse
You are brave, looks like they had the best time ever! I only wish I was that brave! I agree Best.Mom.Ever!
Wow! That's amazing...how covered with it they can get. :)
Mother Nature's Play doh. Cool concept!
You are a good mama for letting your girls get muddy & dirty...I am trying to be better about that. They are growing up so fast and turning into such beautiful girls. :)
Haha, thanks!! They had tons of fun! And none of the mess made it inside... I hosed them off and stripped them down, then stuck them straight in the tub. And the play clothes... hosed those down, too, then stuck them in the wash. They are meant to be the messy clothes, but they washed out completely!
What fun!! Making mud pies was always one of my most favorite things to do.
:-D
Too fun!! I remember those days when my boys were still little. :-)
It looks like they had a blast! Your girls have gotten so big! They are beautiful - even covered in mud ;)
Amy
So fun - Annelie is looking so grown up all of a sudden, by the way!
so cute. As usual.
you have some pretty lucky kids. Mine would never been allowed in the house if they did that in my yard. :)
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