Rainy Day(s)

We have had a stretch of rainy days here in Colorado. Not just a shower or two here and there, but real rain storms throughout the day. During one of the breaks between storms, we went splashing in mud puddles. SO fun yet SO messy.

 Lainey keeps saying how much fun she's having "at Colorado." :)

 Walker loves throwing rocks.

And Lainey loves throwing rocks. We've mapped out where it's appropriate to throw rocks (into the garden, back into the driveway) and where it's not appropriate to throw rocks (at people, at puppies) That last one is mainly for Walker.

 I love the color of everything after it rains.

 Sofi and Lucy joined us on this outing. When he wants their attention, my dad calls them "girls." They generally respond. Lainey has started calling them "girls" too, and sometimes she'll say "guys" but then catch herself and say "girls" again. :) It's funny to her her little voice saying, "Girls! Girls! Girls, no!" Sofi and Lucy are good sports...they tolerate the kids so much better than Reagan does. 

 Bucky, our resident deer, serves as a target for Tuck when he's practicing shooting his bow.

 little boy, big boots

Lainey's rock face (that rock just above its eyes is a hat)

 And here's Walker, destroying the rock face.

Little Walker does this. Walks up to someone and just grabs their hand. He's done it with all of us while here in Colorado. So sweet.

into the big mud puddle 

 As soon as Walker's pants got wet...he was done. :) He cried the whole way back to the house! These pictures truly show the difference between the kids' personalities. One is the fun-loving, up-for-anything, who-cares-if-I-get-messy type of kid...and the other is a bit more sensitive. He's generally up for anything but doesn't hesitate to tell you when he's had enough, which might be a mere 5 minutes into the activity. I love their personalities for entirely different reasons and I love them both for being exactly who they are.

And what do you do after playing in mud puddles? Set up a water table in Emmy and Tuck's shower and play, play, play.

Water table in the shower = great idea, Emmy.