When was the last time you stepped over a puddle?

It had been raining and it just kept coming this last week. I don't mind it though. Its just like life. You get into a pattern and then the rain comes and for some reason you are just waiting for it to pass. Well here the rain had come and was going to stay. Its good we need the rain. However their is a down side to that. Being cooped up in the house with 5 kids, no time to go out an play. Well, we had been in and were starting to get just a little tired of being creative with how to fill our time. So we went out to lunch with my friend Margo and her kids. We went in and ate. We were the only ones there because no one else wanted to brave the downpour, but we were desperate. And desperate times call for desperate measures. The kids were good just a little jumpy walking about around the table a little loud, but just because they were excited. The meal was over and we decided to go home. People were starting to come in and we felt the kids were getting to rowdy for the customers. The kids all file out. You see I have 5 she has 2. We have been told we are quite the spectacle everywhere we go. As we get to the cars there are 2 spaces between our vans. The rain had stopped. And for some reason their was a BIG puddle in between our 2 vans. So trying to get loaded into our cars we reach the puddles edge. Little Christian can't resist touching the water with the tip of his shoe. Suddenly from nowhere Margo jumps into the air and lands SMACK in the middle of the puddle. SPLASH! Everyone was hit by the water. All the kids just stood with a look of fear and confusion. Their little minds thinking "what just happened? Is this bad? And,I mutter "I'm I'm all wet." Then Margo let out a huge smile and laugh. We all looked at each other and the next thing you know Mommy's and kids alike are in the puddle. We are splashing each other laughing, jumping up and down. When is was all said and done we looked around at the people inside the restaurant just staring at us. I'm not sure what they thought about our behavior. But I will say this. Playing in a puddle is so much fun. Two year olds and adults alike. Why don't we do things like that more often? We may have been wet...but you could not buy a moment like that one with a million dollars! It was great. So the next time you are out with your kids on a rainy day... jump in a puddle together. You won't regret it.