I'm sitting at the kitchen table listening to some of the boys playing out on the patio. I am filled with so much joy listening to them laughing and giggling! Then I realize what my sweet boys were doing......they have created a gigantic pool of muddy water. My first reaction was frustration because it is 58 degrees out and obviously not warm enough for water! Then I decided to grab my camera and take a picture of this precious memory. I realized that not only are they having the time of their life they are creating memories together. I have so many awesome memories of making mud pies and playing in the mud with my cousin and sister. I think as parents we sometimes forget what it is like to be a child and how much fun mud can actually be.
Boys like dirt but they especially like to take water and add to that dirt to make a nice concoction of mud! They are being creative and having loads of fun, they are happy! I think I have come to understand that when mud is involved the arguing goes away. So we exchange fighting for a big muddy mess and that's okay because mud can be cleaned up!!
So the next time your son goes for the mud just take a deep breath, look away and listen to the joyful noises that will come from him!
Cheri
