Mud Jumpers

Yesterday we had heavy rain and wind allllll day long...

The wind blew our pool up and off the ground, leaning it up against the fence. Mitch and Sawyer went out there this morning to dismantle it, and underneath the wreckage they found a fat little frog. Fat little frog soon became the living play toy of the boys and their neighbor friend (the only kid who didn't mind picking up and tossing the poor little frog around all morning), but all that stomping around and frog-chasing on rain saturated ground soon turned the side yard into mush.

Naturally, the shovels and rakes came out to play next.

...and the ground just kept getting soggier and mushier.

Delightlful to jump into (especially when your boots sink into the ground with that satisfying sloshing sound!). It was so gooey that Sutton even lost his boot into the mud and completely walked out of it at one point! The muddy ground soon turned into a wet mud puddle...

...which was SO much more fun to jump into! Everyone hold hands and jump...1...2...3...

At this point Mitch & I looked at each other and said, "Well, at least we won't have to rototill this area as much anymore, right?" We'll be turning this section of the yard into a pumpkin and melon patch this summer, so you know...we'll just pretend we're getting a head start on things, eh?

(Those broken pool supports proved to be excellent walking sticks to help keep your balance in the slippery goo)

Oh, the clean up? It was a breeze.

Because nothing feels better in the middle of winter than a blast of freezing cold hose water. I've never seen those kids run so quickly to hop into a warm shower in their lives ;)